Fig. 5: Demonstration of practical device performance in ambient and aquatic environments.
From: Ultrafast underwater self-healing piezo-ionic elastomer via dynamic hydrophobic-hydrolytic domains
a Changes in LED intensities under touch-induced pressures, before and after self-healing situations. b Illustration of MESHPIE-based device architecture, which is incorporated into an underwater toy submarine for practical demonstration. c Sensing responses upon impact with underwater object (wall of the container). d Photographs showing the visualization of changes in LED intensity upon impact with underwater object. e Pressure response of self-healed device after encountering severe damage underwater.
