The researchers are currently experimenting with carbon-based self-healing composites and self-healing transistors. (Stock image) Credit: © praisaeng / Fotolia
Flexible sensors have been developed for use in electronics, robotics, health care, and space flight. Future possible applications could include the creation of ‘electronic skin’ and prosthetic limbs that allow wearers to ‘feel’ changes in their environments.
One problem with current flexible sensors they can be easily scratched and otherwise damaged, potentially destroying functionality. Researchers in the Dept of Chemical Engineering at the Technion, Israel, who were inspired by the healing properties in human skin, have developed materials that can be integrated into flexible devices to “heal” incidental scratches or cuts...
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