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ArticleSmall science2026

Highly Stretchable Polyrotaxane Thin-Film Substrates for Printed Electronics.

Vivek Manish, Roberto Baretta, Giada Bombardelli, Guglielmo Trentini, Chiara Morano, Andrea Gaiardo, Luisa Petti, Alvise Bagolini, Leonardo Pagnotta, Marco Frasconi and 1 more

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Vivek ManishDepartment of Civil Environmental and Mechanical Engineering University of Trento Trento Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6931-5439
Roberto BarettaDepartment of Chemical Sciences University of Padova Padova Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6061-3448
Giada BombardelliCenter for Sensors and Devices Bruno Kessler Foundation Trento Italy.
Guglielmo TrentiniCenter for Sensors and Devices Bruno Kessler Foundation Trento Italy.
Chiara MoranoDepartment of Mechanical Energy and Management Engineering University of Calabria Rende Cosenza Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8081-4092
Andrea GaiardoCenter for Sensors and Devices Bruno Kessler Foundation Trento Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6688-6161
Luisa PettiFaculty of Engineering Free University of Bolzano-Bozen Bolzano Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0264-7185
Alvise BagoliniCenter for Sensors and Devices Bruno Kessler Foundation Trento Italy.
Leonardo PagnottaDepartment of Mechanical Energy and Management Engineering University of Calabria Rende Cosenza Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7917-5185
Marco FrasconiDepartment of Chemical Sciences University of Padova Padova Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2010-175X
Maria F PantanoDepartment of Civil Environmental and Mechanical Engineering University of Trento Trento Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5415-920X

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Abstract

Thin polymeric films with high mechanical robustness and stretchability are essential for the development of flexible and stretchable electronic devices. Here, we present a versatile strategy for fabricating freestanding polymer films with tunable mechanical properties while maintaining large stretchability. The films are fabricated by chemically cross-linking multi-arm poly(ethylene glycol) acrylate (4-arm-PEG-A) with polyrotaxane (PR) units composed of α-cyclodextrins (α-CDs) threaded along a linear PEG backbone. By varying the degree of PR functionalization and its content, the mechanical properties of the films can be systematically tuned, enabling simultaneous enhancement of strength, toughness, and stiffness, with failure strains exceeding 150%. The resulting films were used as substrates for stretchable temperature sensors, which maintained stable performance under an applied strain of ~60%. These results demonstrate that polyrotaxane-based thin films provide mechanically robust and functionally compatible substrates for stretchable electronics operating under large deformations.

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flexible sensorsfreestanding filmsmechanical propertiespolyrotaxanetensile test

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PMID42890556
PMCPMC13673407

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