"Piezoresistive and Electrical Properties of a Catecholic Amino Acid-Po" by Hao Zhang, Qiao Yan et al.
Abstract We have developed a functional hydrogel combining the advantages of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) hydrogels and 3,4-dihydroxy-l-phenylalanine (l-DOPA) that would be expected to lead to a material with elevated piezoresistive ability. SWCNT hydrogel precursors were thus embedded into the catecholic amino acid 3,4-dihydroxy-l-phenylalanine-polyacrylamide (l-DOPA-PAM) hydrogel to form a l-DOPA-PAM-SWCNT hydrogel hybrid network. This hybrid network as formed was soft but became a hard gel at room temperature. An advantage of this material design is the prevention of overoxidation...