Gradient porous PNIPAM-based hydrogel actuators with rapid response and flexibly controllable deformation
Jian Liu, Weizhong Xu, Zhongwen Kuang, Pengli Dong, Youxing Yao, Huaping Wu, Aiping Liu, Fangmin Ye
Abstract
Gradient PNIPAM-based intelligent hydrogels with bidirectional bending properties can realize flexibly controllable deformation and activity as soft actuators.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceBendingActuatorComposite numberComposite materialSelf-healing hydrogelsDeformation (meteorology)CopolymerArtificial muscleWork (physics)NanotechnologyPolymerComputer scienceMechanical engineeringPolymer chemistryEngineeringArtificial intelligenceAdvanced Materials and MechanicsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials