Open AccessResearch progress of field-inducedd soft smart materials
Author(s) -
Jinbo Wu,
Weijia Wen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.65.188301
Subject(s) - magnetorheological fluid , smart material , soft matter , field (mathematics) , materials science , electrorheological fluid , soft materials , rheology , nanotechnology , electric field , mechanical engineering , engineering physics , magnetic field , focus (optics) , computer science , physics , composite material , optics , engineering , mathematics , colloid , quantum mechanics , chemical engineering , pure mathematics
The field-induced soft smart material is a kind of soft matter whose macroscopic properties (mechanical, or optical) can be significantly and actively controlled and manipulated by external field such as magnetic field, electric field, temperature or light. In this paper, we briefly review the research and application progress of the filed-induced soft smart materials in recent years and discuss the development problems and trend in this research area. In particular, we focus on three typical field-induced soft materials of smart materials: magnetorheological fluid, electrorheological fluid, and temperature and light sensitive polymer gel.