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Electronically Programmable, Reversible Shape Change in Two‐ and Three‐Dimensional Hydrogel Structures
Author(s) -
Yu Cunjiang,
Duan Zheng,
Yuan Peixi,
Li Yuhang,
Su Yewang,
Zhang Xun,
Pan Yuping,
Dai Lenore L.,
Nuzzo Ralph G.,
Huang Yonggang,
Jiang Hanqing,
Rogers John A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201204180
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , materials science , actuator , polygon mesh , electrode , copolymer , shape change , nanotechnology , soft materials , composite material , polymer , polymer chemistry , computer science , biophysics , computer graphics (images) , artificial intelligence , chemistry , biology
Combining compliant electrode arrays in open‐mesh constructs with hydrogels yields a class of soft actuator, capable of complex, programmable changes in shape. The results include materials strategies, integration approaches, and mechanical/thermal analysis of heater meshes embedded in thermoresponsive poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAM) hydrogels with forms ranging from 2D sheets to 3D hemispherical shells.