Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
33(30)
Published: May 28, 2021
Soft
materials
that
respond
to
wireless
external
stimuli
are
referred
as
"smart"
due
their
promising
potential
in
real-world
actuation
and
sensing
applications
robotics,
microfluidics,
bioengineering.
Recent
years
have
witnessed
a
burst
of
these
stimuli-responsive
preliminary
applications.
However,
further
advancement
demands
more
versatility,
configurability,
adaptability
deliver
promised
benefits.
Here,
dual-stimuli-responsive
soft
bimorph
material
with
three
configurations
enable
complex
programmable
3D
shape-morphing
is
presented.
The
consists
liquid
crystal
elastomers
(LCEs)
magnetic-responsive
(MREs)
via
facile
fabrication
orthogonally
integrates
respective
stimuli-responsiveness
without
detrimentally
altering
properties.
offers
an
unprecedented
wide
design
space
abundant
degree-of-freedoms
(DoFs)
the
LCE's
director
field,
MRE's
magnetization
profile,
diverse
geometric
configurations.
It
responds
controlled
magnetic
field
environmental
temperature.
Its
dual-responsiveness
allows
independent
control
different
DoFs
for
behaviors
anisotropic
A
set
situ
reconfigurable
environment-aware
untethered
miniature
12-legged
robot
capable
locomotion
self-gripping
demonstrated.
Such
can
provide
solutions
development
future
robotic
other
functional
devices.
Materials Today Advances,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
8, P. 100088 - 100088
Published: June 24, 2020
Hydrogels
possess
exceptional
physical
and
chemical
properties
that
render
them
appealing
components
for
soft
actuators,
wearable
technologies,
healthcare
devices,
human
interactive
robots.
Especially,
the
stimuli-responsive
hydrogels
can
sense
perform
smart
functions
in
presence
of
various
stimuli
collectively
contribute
to
intelligence
machine
systems.
Furthermore,
facile
modification
with
other
functional
groups/additives/nanofillers
substantially
expands
their
functionalities
further
broadens
scope
application.
Designing
suitable
adequate
capabilities
engineering
effective
configurations
are
supreme
importance
development
advanced
hydrogel-based
machines.
Herein,
this
review
summarizes
recent
advances
multifunctional
machines,
such
as
robotics,
sensors.
Functions
including
multistimuli
responsiveness,
self-healing,
high
biocompatibility
be
endowed
machines
through
designing
hydrogel
materials,
which
would
not
possible
an
approach
based
on
conventional
elastic
materials
(e.g.
rubbers,
elastomers).
To
close,
future
opportunities
challenges
field
faces
emphasized
discussed
exciting
new
devices
real-world
conditions.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
12(5), P. 5177 - 5194
Published: Jan. 9, 2020
Hydrogels
are
composed
of
3D
hydrophilic
networks
with
an
abundance
water;
they
analogous
to
biological
soft
tissues.
Their
unique
physico-chemical
properties
endow
hydrogels
great
potential
in
many
fields,
including
tissue
engineering
and
flexible
sensing.
However,
inadequate
functionality,
such
as
lack
rapid
responsiveness,
severely
limits
practical
applications
areas.
Therefore,
imparting
functionality
the
hydrogel
is
a
hot
research
topic.
The
magnetic
field,
important
physical
provides
new
strategy
variety
advantages.
Magnetic-field-induced
ordered
nano-assembly
brought
anisotropic
novel
performance.
Furthermore,
responsiveness
nanoparticles
can
lead
generation
under
fields.
Thus,
we
aim
systematically
describe
significant
effect
fields
on
hydrogel.
In
this
review,
magnetic-field-induced
assembly
nanomaterials
different
dimensions
resulting
functional
performance
introduced.
functionalities
based
macroscopic
responses
also
summarized.
We
believe
review
will
motivate
more
exploration
application
develop
materials.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
33(30)
Published: May 28, 2021
Soft
materials
that
respond
to
wireless
external
stimuli
are
referred
as
"smart"
due
their
promising
potential
in
real-world
actuation
and
sensing
applications
robotics,
microfluidics,
bioengineering.
Recent
years
have
witnessed
a
burst
of
these
stimuli-responsive
preliminary
applications.
However,
further
advancement
demands
more
versatility,
configurability,
adaptability
deliver
promised
benefits.
Here,
dual-stimuli-responsive
soft
bimorph
material
with
three
configurations
enable
complex
programmable
3D
shape-morphing
is
presented.
The
consists
liquid
crystal
elastomers
(LCEs)
magnetic-responsive
(MREs)
via
facile
fabrication
orthogonally
integrates
respective
stimuli-responsiveness
without
detrimentally
altering
properties.
offers
an
unprecedented
wide
design
space
abundant
degree-of-freedoms
(DoFs)
the
LCE's
director
field,
MRE's
magnetization
profile,
diverse
geometric
configurations.
It
responds
controlled
magnetic
field
environmental
temperature.
Its
dual-responsiveness
allows
independent
control
different
DoFs
for
behaviors
anisotropic
A
set
situ
reconfigurable
environment-aware
untethered
miniature
12-legged
robot
capable
locomotion
self-gripping
demonstrated.
Such
can
provide
solutions
development
future
robotic
other
functional
devices.
