Three dimensional responsive structure of tough hydrogels

Xuxu Yang; Chunxin Ma; Chi Li; Yuhan Xie; Xiaoqiang Huang; Yongbin Jin; Ziqi Zhu; Junjie Liu; Tiefeng Li

doi:10.1117/12.2084013

1 April 2015 Three dimensional responsive structure of tough hydrogels

Xuxu Yang, Chunxin Ma, Chi Li, Yuhan Xie, Xiaoqiang Huang, Yongbin Jin, Ziqi Zhu, Junjie Liu, Tiefeng Li

Proceedings Volume 9430, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2015; 94301F (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2084013
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Three dimensional responsive structures have high value for the application of responsive hydrogels in various fields such as micro fluid control, tissue engineering and micro robot. Whereas various hydrogels with stimuli-responsive behaviors have been developed, designing and fabricating of the three dimensional responsive structures remain challenging. We develop a temperature responsive double network hydrogel with novel fabrication methods to assemble the complex three dimensional responsive structures. The shape changing behavior of the structures can be significantly increased by building blocks with various responsiveness. Mechanical instability is built into the structure with the proper design and enhance the performance of the structure. Finite element simulation are conducted to guide the design and investigate the responsive behavior of the hydrogel structures

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Xuxu Yang, Chunxin Ma, Chi Li, Yuhan Xie, Xiaoqiang Huang, Yongbin Jin, Ziqi Zhu, Junjie Liu, and Tiefeng Li "Three dimensional responsive structure of tough hydrogels", Proc. SPIE 9430, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2015, 94301F (1 April 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2084013

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