A Tissue-Like Soft All-Hydrogel Battery.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
To develop wearable and implantable bioelectronics accommodating the dynamic and uneven biological tissues and reducing undesired immune responses, it is critical to adopt batteries with matched mechanical properties with tissues as power sources. However, the batteries available cannot reach the softness of tissues due to the high Young's moduli of components (e.g., metals, carbon materials, conductive polymers, or composite materials). The fabrication of tissue-like soft batteries thus remains a challenge. Here, the first ultrasoft batteries totally based on hydrogels are reported. The ultrasoft batteries exhibit Young's moduli of 80 kPa, perfectly matching skin and organs (e.g., heart). The high specific capacities of 82 mAh g<sup>-1</sup> in all-hydrogel lithium-ion batteries and 370 mAh g<sup>-1</sup> in all-hydrogel zinc-ion batteries at a current density of 0.5 A g<sup>-1</sup> are achieved. Both high stability and biocompatibility of the all-hydrogel batteries have been demonstrated upon the applications of wearable and implantable. This work illuminates a pathway for designing power sources for wearable and implantable electronics with matched mechanical properties.