journal article·2025-12Open access

A Seamlessly Integrated Sandwich‐Structured Hydrogel for Supercapacitors and Multimodal Wearable Sensors Enabling Information Transmission

Wanwan Li, Zhizhou Chen, Chang Xu, Xinxin Zhao, Chunlei Ren, Peng Wei, Dianbo Zhang, Yunlei Yin, Fangyi Guan, Wei Zhai, Kun Dai

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 35· Issue 51

Abstract

Abstract The sandwich‐structured hydrogel devices are emerging as promising candidates for flexible supercapacitors (SCs) and wearable sensors. However, their development is hindered by the interfacial challenges, including weak adhesion, high interface resistance and relative slippage phenomena. Herein, this study reports a robust sandwich‐structure polyaniline–polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogel fabricated via layer‐by‐layer in situ deposition technology. The strong interfacial bonding arises from the shared PVA component in each layer and dynamic interactions including reversible borate ester and hydrogen bonds. The integrated hydrogel demonstrates excellent mechanical performance with a tensile strength of 9.20 MPa and an elongation at break of 367%. As an all‐gel SC, the device exhibits a high areal capacitance of 1604 mF cm −2 and energy density of 142.60 µWh cm −2 , and retains 95% capacitance after 1000 GCD cycles. Moreover, the hydrogel‐based strain sensor can monitor a wide range of human motions in real time. Leveraging this capability, a medical nursing system is developed that uses Morse code signals from finger movements for real‐time communication and remote diagnosis, assisting both patients and healthcare providers. This work offers an effective strategy for fabricating robust, layered hydrogels for use in energy storage and smart wearable electronics, with potential applications in motion monitoring, data transmission, and telemedicine.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication · Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Conducting polymers and applications

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Affiliations

College of Intelligent Textile and Fabric Electronics Zhongyuan University of Technology Zhengzhou 450007 P. R. China

School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 P. R. China

Center for Advanced Materials Research Zhongyuan University of Technology Zhengzhou 450007 P. R. China

Department of Materials Science and Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · China Postdoctoral Science Foundation · Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province

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