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Smart Hydrogels: Poly( N ‐isopropylacrylamide)‐Clay Nanocomposite Hydrogels with Responsive Bending Property as Temperature‐Controlled Manipulators (Adv. Funct. Mater. 20/2015)
Author(s) -
Yao Chen,
Liu Zhuang,
Yang Chao,
Wang Wei,
Ju XiaoJie,
Xie Rui,
Chu LiangYin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201570138
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , materials science , poly(n isopropylacrylamide) , nanocomposite , cantilever , bending , nanotechnology , grippers , composite material , actuator , smart material , polymer chemistry , polymer , mechanical engineering , computer science , copolymer , artificial intelligence , engineering
Poly( N ‐isopropylacrylamide)‐clay nanocomposite hydrogels with a responsive bending property as temperature‐controlled manipulators are reported by Z. Liu, L.‐Y. Chu, and co‐workers on page 2980. The hydrogel manipulators are demonstrated for various applications including encapsulation, capture, and transportation of targeted objects. Such hydrogels provide new materials for designing “smart” soft robots in myriad fields such as manipulators, grippers, and cantilever sensors.