Bioinspired high-power-density strong contractile hydrogel by programmable elastic recoil
Yanfei Ma, Mutian Hua, Shuwang Wu, Yingjie Du, Xiaowei Pei, Xinyuan Zhu, Feng Zhou, Ximin He
Abstract
). This demonstrated elastic energy storing and releasing method endows hydrogels with elasticity-plasticity switchability, multi-stable deformability in fully reversible and programmable manners, and anisotropic or isotropic deformation. With the high power density and programmability via this customizable modular design, these hydrogels demonstrated potential for broad applications in artificial muscles, contractile wound dressing, and high-power actuators.
Topics & Concepts
Elastic recoilRecoilMaterials sciencePower densitySelf-healing hydrogelsPower (physics)NanotechnologyBiophysicsPhysicsBiologyNuclear physicsPolymer chemistryMedicineInternal medicineLungQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsMicro and Nano Robotics