Reprogrammable soft actuators based on a photochromic organic–inorganic hybrid membrane with modulatable NIR photothermal conversion DOI

Xingchen Cui,

Zhezhi Liu, Yi Zhang

et al.

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 137460 - 137460

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

Smart sensing hydrogel actuators conferred by MXene gradient arrangement DOI

Jiazhou Zeng,

Xin Jing,

Liya Lin

et al.

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 677, P. 816 - 826

Published: Aug. 16, 2024

Language: Английский

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19

Tuning water-cellulose interactions via copper-coordinated mercerization for hydro-actuated, shape-memory cellulosic hydroplastics DOI
Zhi Zeng, Le Yu,

Shanchen Yang

et al.

Matter, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7(9), P. 3036 - 3052

Published: May 15, 2024

Language: Английский

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14

Competitively Assembled Aramid‐MXene Janus Aerogel Film Exhibiting Concurrently Robust Shielding and Effective Anti‐Reflection Performance DOI
Jian Xu, Jiangyu Fang, Peiyuan Zuo

et al.

Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 34(34)

Published: March 7, 2024

Abstract The fast progress in electronic devices demands superior anti‐reflective performance of electromagnetic interference shielding materials. However, high‐performance strategies are mainly dependent on reflection effects and this inevitably results a trade‐off between properties during structural designs. Herein, work proposes novel gradual heterogeneity design to fundamentally overcome the contradiction. different steric hindrances MXene nanosheets aramid nanoclusters endow competitively assembled laminal aerogel films with unique Janus architecture. This structure presents continuous gradient asymmetries abundant cavities that enable prolonged energy attenuation paths minimized reflection. Comparing isotropic counterparts, performances 2174% reduction coefficient (0.0039) 53% increase efficiency (60.49 dB) terahertz band, both which significantly outperform most state‐of‐the‐art structures. Moreover, architecture comprising interconnected arch‐shaped substructures provides anisotropic EMI thermal management capabilities, coupled robust stability. conceptually platform for developing asymmetric advanced

Language: Английский

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13

MXenes for Bioinspired Soft Actuators: Advancements in Angle-Independent Structural Colors and Beyond DOI Creative Commons
Siavash Iravani, Rajender S. Varma

Nano-Micro Letters, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(1)

Published: March 4, 2024

Soft actuators have garnered substantial attention in current years view of their potential appliances diverse domains like robotics, biomedical devices, and biomimetic systems. These mimic the natural movements living organisms, aiming to attain enhanced flexibility, adaptability, versatility. On other hand, angle-independent structural color has been achieved through innovative design strategies engineering approaches. By carefully controlling size, shape, arrangement nanostructures, researchers able create materials exhibiting consistent colors regardless viewing angle. One promising class that holds great for bioinspired soft is MXenes exceptional mechanical, electrical, optical properties. The integration with offers exciting possibilities. Overcoming material compatibility issues, improving reproducibility, scalability, durability, power supply efficiency, cost-effectiveness will play vital roles advancing these technologies. This perspective appraises development MXene-centered robotics.

Language: Английский

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9

3D‐Printed Hydrogels with High‐Strength and Anisotropy Mediated by Chain Rigidity DOI

Deshuai Kong,

Yunmeng Li, Biao Yang

et al.

Small, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 20(44)

Published: July 6, 2024

Extrusion-based 3D printing is a facile technology to construct complex structures of hydrogels, especially for tough hydrogels that have shown demonstrated potential in load-bearing materials and tissue engineering. However, 3D-printed often possess mechanical properties do not guarantee their usage tissue-mimicking, components, motion sensors. This study proposes novel strategy high-strength anisotropic Fe

Language: Английский

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9

Bio‐Inspired Highly Stretchable and Ultrafast Autonomous Self‐Healing Supramolecular Hydrogel for Multifunctional Durable Self‐Powered Wearable Devices DOI Open Access

Yuntao Fu,

Xugang Dang

Small, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 23, 2025

Abstract As skin bioelectronics advances, hydrogel wearable devices have broadened perspectives in environment sensing and health monitoring. However, their application is severely hampered by poor mechanical self‐healing properties, environmental sensitivity, limited sensory functions. Herein, inspired the hierarchical structure unique cross‐linking mechanism of hagfish slime, a self‐powered supramolecular hereby reported, featuring high stretchability (>2800% strain), ultrafast autonomous capabilities (electrical healing time: 0.3 s), self‐adhesiveness (adhesion strength: 6.92 kPa), injectability, ease shaping, antimicrobial biocompatibility. It observed that embedding with highly hygroscopic salt LiCl hydrogel, not only showed excellent electrical conductivity but also presented favorable anti‐freezing water retention properties extremely cold environments natural settings. Given these attributes, served as multifunctional durable device sensitivity (gauge factor: 3.68), fast response time (160 ms), low detection limit, frequency sensitivity. Moreover, applicability this further demonstrated long‐term sensing, remote medical communication, underwater communication. Overall, findings pave way for sustainable development hydrogel‐based are self‐powered, durable, offer performance, adaptability, multi‐sensory capabilities.

Language: Английский

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1

Electroosmotic-driven coiled hydrogel-based yarn muscles DOI
Xinghao Hu,

Jinchang Jiang,

Hailong Wei

et al.

Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 160398 - 160398

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

Citations

1

Reversible Snapping of Constrained Anisotropic Hydrogels Upon Light Stimulations DOI Creative Commons
Chen Fei Dai, Qing Zhu,

Olena Khoruzhenko

et al.

Advanced Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(26)

Published: May 5, 2024

Abstract Creatures, such as Venus flytrap and hummingbirds, capable of rapid predation through snap‐through transition, provide paradigms for the design soft actuators robots with fast actions. However, these artificial “snappers” usually need contact stimulations to trigger flipping. Reported here is a constrained anisotropic poly( N ‐isopropylacrylamide) hydrogel showing snapping upon light stimulation. This prepared by flow‐induced orientation nanosheets (NSs) within rectangular tube. The precursor containing gold nanoparticles immediately exposed UV photopolymerization fix ordered structure NSs. Two ends slender gel are clamped form buckle bistability nature, which snaps other side laser irradiation. Systematic experiments conducted investigate influences power intensity irradiation angle laser, well thickness height gel, on behaviors. further used kick plastic bead control switch state. Furthermore, synergetic or oscillated two buckles opposite directions realized inclined horizontal lasers, respectively. Such light‐steered hydrogels should merit designing robots, energy harvests, etc.

Language: Английский

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6

Cellulose-based multi-responsive soft robots for programmable smart devices DOI
Yinan Li,

Chenglong Fu,

Liulian Huang

et al.

Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 498, P. 155099 - 155099

Published: Aug. 23, 2024

Language: Английский

Citations

6

Photothermal-Responsive Lightweight Hydrogel Actuator Loaded with Polydopamine-Modified Hollow Glass Microspheres DOI
Zhixing Zhang, Fei Zhang,

Jian Wei

et al.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 25, 2024

Aquatic actuators based on the light-to-work conversion are of paramount significance for development cutting-edge fields including robots, micromachines, and intelligent systems. Herein, we report design synthesis near-infrared light-driven hydrogel through loading with lightweight polydopamine-modified hollow glass microspheres (PDA-HGMPs) into responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) hydrogels. These PDA-HGMPs can not only function as an excellent photothermal agent but also accelerate swelling/desewlling hydrogels due to their reconstruction polymer gel skeleton, which speeds up response rate actuators. The resulting actuator shows controlled movements under light illumination, complex self-propellant floating/sinking motions. As proof-of-concept demonstrations, a self-sensing robot is conceptualized by integrating PDA-HGMP-containing ultrathin miniature pressure sensor. Hopefully, this work offer some important insights research smart aquatic soft actuators, paving way potential applications in emerging micromachines

Language: Английский

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5