Issue 12, 2020

Fabrication of a biomimetic hydrogel actuator with rhythmic deformation driven by a pH oscillator

Abstract

A diversified and biocompatible rhythmic deformation (RD) system is successfully fabricated by coupling a heterogeneous hydrogel with a pH oscillator. By tailoring the geometry of the building blocks, a heterogeneous hydrogel actuator with diversity could be easily constructed through interfacial adhesion. Moreover, the RD behaviour can be regulated by the system temperature and actuator shape.

Graphical abstract: Fabrication of a biomimetic hydrogel actuator with rhythmic deformation driven by a pH oscillator

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Dec 2019
Accepted
02 Mar 2020
First published
02 Mar 2020

Soft Matter, 2020,16, 2928-2932

Fabrication of a biomimetic hydrogel actuator with rhythmic deformation driven by a pH oscillator

C. Yang, F. Su, Y. Liang, W. Xu, S. Li, E. Liang, G. Wang, N. Zhou, Q. Wan and X. Ma, Soft Matter, 2020, 16, 2928 DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02519G

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