Overview of Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Electro-Skin, Actuator, Supercapacitor and Fuel Cell

Nan Wen; Bojun Jiang; Xiaojing Wang; Zhifu Shang; Dawei Jiang; Lu Zhang; Caiying Sun; Zijian Wu; Hui Yan; Chuntai Liu; Zhanhu Guo

doi:10.1002/tcr.202000001

Overview of Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Electro-Skin, Actuator, Supercapacitor and Fuel Cell

Chem Rec. 2020 Aug;20(8):773-792. doi: 10.1002/tcr.202000001. Epub 2020 Mar 10.

Authors

Nan Wen¹, Bojun Jiang¹, Xiaojing Wang², Zhifu Shang¹, Dawei Jiang^{1

3}, Lu Zhang¹, Caiying Sun¹, Zijian Wu⁴, Hui Yan⁵, Chuntai Liu⁶, Zhanhu Guo⁷

Affiliations

¹ College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, PR, China.
² School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212003, China.
³ Post-doctoral Mobile Research Station of Forestry Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China.
⁴ Key Laboratory of Engineering Dielectrics and Its Application, Ministry of Education, Harbin, University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150040, China.
⁵ School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China.
⁶ Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education, National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450002, China.
⁷ Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.

PMID: 32154653
DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202000001

Abstract

The properties of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanocomposite hydrogels influenced by nanoparticles are reviewed. Various kinds of nanoparticles with excellent mechanical and electrical properties have been introduced into PVA hydrogel to produce stretchable and conductive PVA nanocomposite hydrogel. Understanding the mechanism between the matrix of PVA hydrogel and nanoparticles is therefore critical for the development of PVA nanocomposite hydrogels. This review focuses on the nanoparticles include carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide and metal nanoparticles, and describes the effects of nanoparticles on the mechanical and conductive properties of PVA nanocomposite hydrogels. A new promising area of soft stretchable PVA nanocomposite hydrogel is highlighted for possible applications. Finally, a brief outlook for future research is presented.

Keywords: Carbon nanotube; Graphene oxide; Hydrogel; Metal nanoparticles; PVA nanocomposite hydrogel.

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