Direct current electric field induced gradient hydrogel actuators with rapid thermo-responsive performance as soft manipulators
Kangwei Mo, Meng He, Xiaodong Cao, Chunyu Chang
Abstract
Gradient hydrogels prepared by inducing a DC-EF and <italic>in situ</italic> polymerization with thermo-responsive properties can serve as soft actuators.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceSelf-healing hydrogelsActuatorSoft roboticsPolymerizationElectric fieldField (mathematics)In situ polymerizationCurrent (fluid)NanotechnologyComposite materialPolymer chemistryPolymerComputer scienceThermodynamicsPhysicsArtificial intelligenceQuantum mechanicsPure mathematicsMathematicsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials