All‐Weather Self‐Powered Intelligent Traffic Monitoring System Based on a Conjunction of Self‐Healable Piezoresistive Sensors and Triboelectric Nanogenerators

A self‐powered and sustainable traffic monitoring system is highly required for future urban development. Herein, self‐healable piezoresistive sensors and triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are constructed by in situ polymerization of polyvinyl alcohol‐polyacrylamide double network hydrogel in the...

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Published in:Advanced functional materials 2023-12, Vol.33 (52), p.n/a
Main Authors: Li, Yongji, Tian, Zhongyuan, Gao, Xuan‐Zhi, Zhao, Hao‐Yu, Li, Xiaofeng, Wang, Zhong Lin, Yu, Zhong‐Zhen, Yang, Dan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accident prevention
Driver fatigue
dual‐network hydrogel
Hydrogen bonding
Liability
Materials science
Monitoring
Monitoring systems
Nanogenerators
piezoresistive effect
Polyacrylamide
Polyvinyl alcohol
self‐powered
Sensors
Sodium alginate
Tannic acid
Traffic accidents
traffic monitoring system
Traffic speed
triboelectric nanogenerators
Weather
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Summary:A self‐powered and sustainable traffic monitoring system is highly required for future urban development. Herein, self‐healable piezoresistive sensors and triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are constructed by in situ polymerization of polyvinyl alcohol‐polyacrylamide double network hydrogel in the presence of sodium alginate and tannic acid‐modified cellulose nanocrystals (denoted as PPC) for all‐weather self‐powered intelligent traffic monitoring applications. Because of hydrogen bonding and boron ester bonding, the resultant PPC‐based strain sensor can rapidly self‐heal and restore its sensing ability within 1 min with a self‐healing efficiency of 97.4%. Based on piezoresistive effect, the ions in sodium alginate endow the PPC‐based strain sensor with a relatively high gauge factor of 8.39, which can monitor the motion and fatigue of drivers. Based on triboelectrification effect, the PPC‐based TENG sensor can detect instantaneous vehicle speed, judge traffic accident liability, evaluate vehicle weight, and alert the driver to prevent accidents caused by drowsy driving. After partially replacing water in the PPC with glycerin, the resulting PPC‐based TENG sensor exhibits stable performance at temperatures ranging from ‐30 to 40 °C, ensuring its all‐weather monitoring ability. The all‐weather and self‐powered intelligent traffic monitoring system is promising for ensuring the security of future cities. An intelligent traffic system is constructed by in situ polymerization of polyvinyl alcohol‐polyacrylamide double network hydrogel dispersion of sodium alginate and tannic acid‐modified cellulose nanocrystals, which can not only innovatively realize the functions of detecting instantaneous vehicle speed, judging traffic accident liability, and inspecting vehicle weight, but also monitor the driver state to prevent accidents caused by drowsy driving.
ISSN:1616-301X
1616-3028
DOI:10.1002/adfm.202308845