High-strength hydrogels: Fabrication, reinforcement mechanisms, and applications
With the continuous appearance and expansion of high-strength hydrogels in emerging
fields such as industry, medicine, and green development, the synthesis and application of …
fields such as industry, medicine, and green development, the synthesis and application of …
[HTML][HTML] Nature-inspired strategies for the synthesis of hydrogel actuators and their applications
Nature endows numerous organisms with the ability to realize their basic physiological
activities through stimulus-responsive actuation. Inspired by these interesting biological …
activities through stimulus-responsive actuation. Inspired by these interesting biological …
Hydrogel-based strong and fast actuators by electroosmotic turgor pressure
Hydrogels are promising as materials for soft actuators because of qualities such as
softness, transparency, and responsiveness to stimuli. However, weak and slow actuations …
softness, transparency, and responsiveness to stimuli. However, weak and slow actuations …
High-performance electrified hydrogel actuators based on wrinkled nanomembrane electrodes for untethered insect-scale soft aquabots
Hydrogels have diverse chemical properties and can exhibit reversibly large mechanical
deformations in response to external stimuli; these characteristics suggest that hydrogels are …
deformations in response to external stimuli; these characteristics suggest that hydrogels are …
There is still plenty of room for layer-by-layer assembly for constructing nanoarchitectonics-based materials and devices
Nanoarchitectonics approaches can produce functional materials from tiny units through
combination of various processes including atom/molecular manipulation, chemical …
combination of various processes including atom/molecular manipulation, chemical …
Recent progress in PNIPAM-based multi-responsive actuators: A mini-review
J Liu, L Jiang, S He, J Zhang, W Shao - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are water-absorbing materials with three-dimensional network structures.
Hydrogel actuators have heterogeneous structures and can respond to specific …
Hydrogel actuators have heterogeneous structures and can respond to specific …
Mechanical Regulation of Polymer Gels
C Xu, Y Chen, S Zhao, D Li, X Tang, H Zhang… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The mechanical properties of polymer gels devote to emerging devices and machines in
fields such as biomedical engineering, flexible bioelectronics, biomimetic actuators, and …
fields such as biomedical engineering, flexible bioelectronics, biomimetic actuators, and …
Ultra‐Soft Organogel Artificial Muscles Exhibiting High Power Density, Large Stroke, Fast Response and Long‐Term Durability in Air
Polymeric gel‐based artificial muscles exhibiting tissue‐matched Young's modulus (10 Pa–
1 MPa) promise to be core components in future soft machines with inherently safe human …
1 MPa) promise to be core components in future soft machines with inherently safe human …
Anti-freezing, conductive and shape memory ionic glycerol-hydrogels with synchronous sensing and actuating properties for soft robotics
M Guo, X Yang, J Yan, Z An, L Wang, Y Wu… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Soft devices based on hydrogels are attracting increasing attention, but it is still a challenge
to prepare hydrogels with remarkable strength, strain sensing sensitivity, anti-freezing …
to prepare hydrogels with remarkable strength, strain sensing sensitivity, anti-freezing …
A robust anisotropic light-responsive hydrogel for ultrafast and complex biomimetic actuation via poly (pyrrole)-coated electrospun nanofiber
X Wei, Y Xue, Y Sun, L Chen, C Zhang, Q Wu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intelligent hydrogels are promising for biomimetic actuators, but acquiring actuations with
both high speed and powerful force is still extremely difficult. Herein, a new robust …
both high speed and powerful force is still extremely difficult. Herein, a new robust …