Differential diffusion driven far-from-equilibrium shape-shifting of hydrogels

Yue Zhang; Kangkang Liu; Tao Liu; Chujun Ni; Di Chen; Jiamei Guo; Chang Liu; Jian Zhou; Zheng Jia; Qian Zhao; Pengju Pan; Tao Xie

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26464-9

Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

Differential diffusion driven far-from-equilibrium shape-shifting of hydrogels

Yue Zhang,
Kangkang Liu,
Tao Liu,
Chujun Ni,
Di Chen,
Jiamei Guo,
Chang Liu,
Jian Zhou,
Zheng Jia,
Qian Zhao,
Pengju Pan,
Tao Xie

Affiliations

Yue Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Kangkang Liu: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Tao Liu: Key Laboratory of Soft Machines and Smart Devices of Zhejiang Province, Center for X-Mechanics, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University
Chujun Ni: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Di Chen: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Jiamei Guo: Key Laboratory of Soft Machines and Smart Devices of Zhejiang Province, Center for X-Mechanics, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University
Chang Liu: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Jian Zhou: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Zheng Jia: Key Laboratory of Soft Machines and Smart Devices of Zhejiang Province, Center for X-Mechanics, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University
Qian Zhao: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Pengju Pan: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Tao Xie: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26464-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Synthetic shape-shifting materials typically rely on monotonic evolution between equilibrium states, limiting the shape-shifting behaviours. Here the authors report an unanticipated shape-shifting behaviour for a hydrogel that can be programmed to operate via a far-from-equilibrium mechanism.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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