A Highly Controlled Organic–Inorganic Encapsulation Nanocomposite with Versatile Features toward Wearable Device Applications

Ruijie Tang, Xiaoxue Yao, Jingyi Chen, Sreepathy Sridar, Xianglei He, Yuan Pu, Jie‐Xin Wang, Dan Wang*, Steven Wang*

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Abstract

Ultraviolet-curable polyurethane acrylate (PUA) materials can be used in a number of important applications spanning from microfluidics, surface patterning to wearable technology. For the first time, the potential of encapsulation of modified zirconia (ZrO2) nanoparticles is reported in PUA-based hybrid films aimed to facilitate profoundly enhanced hardness and refractive index. By successfully manipulating the interfacial reaction conditions between ZrO2 nanoparticles and PUA film, the PUA-based nanocomposites exhibit an ultrahigh hardness of 9 and superior refractive index of 1.64 (589.3 nm). The outcomes obtained pave the way for seamless application of nanozirconia/PUA as a potent encapsulating material that provides structurally morphable, water resistant, and optically transparent light emitting diodes toward wearables devices in healthcare.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2100134
Number of pages9
JournalMacromolecular Rapid Communications
Volume42
Issue number17
Early online date6 Aug 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2021

Keywords

  • hybrid nanocomposites
  • light emitting diode encapsulation
  • ultraviolet-curable polymers
  • zirconia nanoparticles

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