Fig. 4: Recycling and healing behavior of 3D-printed-RSC. | Nature Communications

Fig. 4: Recycling and healing behavior of 3D-printed-RSC.

From: Growing recyclable and healable piezoelectric composites in 3D printed bioinspired structure for protective wearable sensor

Fig. 4

a Schematic diagram and photos of the process of repairing the broken 3D-printed-RSC sample by dropping the RS solution through a syringe (photos scale bar, 5 mm; microscope photos scale bar, 0.2 mm); b The photos of the process for 3D-printed-RSC recycling (scale bar, 7 mm); c Comparison of the piezoelectric response of the original 3D-printed-RSC samples with samples after recycling and healing; d Compression of force versus resistance change for original, healed, recycled samples, respectively; e Comparison of fracture toughness (KIC) and flexural strength (KF) among original, healed, recycled 3D-printed-RSC samples. Error bars represent standard deviation (n = 10).

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