Shear-aligned tunicate-cellulose-nanocrystal-reinforced hydrogels with mechano-thermo-chromic properties
Junmei Wang, Qiaoyun Cheng, Shengyao Feng, Lina Zhang, Chunyu Chang
Abstract
Oriented tunicate-cellulose-nanocrystal-reinforced hydrogels with mechano-thermo-chromic properties can be used as sensors to detect forces and the environmental temperature.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceNanocrystalTunicateSelf-healing hydrogelsCelluloseShear (geology)Composite materialSuperplasticityNanotechnologyChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryMicrostructureEngineeringBiologyEcologyPolydiacetylene-based materials and applicationsLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsSilk-based biomaterials and applications