3D and 4D printable dual cross-linked polymers with high strength and humidity-triggered reversible actuation
Zhen Jiang, Peidong Shen, Ming Li Tan, Qiao Yan, Jekaterina Viktorova, Chiara Cementon, Xiaotong Peng, Pu Xiao, Luke A. Connal
Abstract
We report a macromolecular design concept to develop humidity-responsive polymers with simultaneously improved mechanical properties and 3D printability, while still displaying fast, reversible and complex shape transformations.
Topics & Concepts
HumidityPolymerDual (grammatical number)Materials scienceMacromoleculeComposite materialChemical engineeringNanotechnologyPolymer scienceChemistryMeteorologyPhysicsEngineeringBiochemistryArtLiteratureAdvanced Materials and MechanicsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsPolymer composites and self-healing