A supramolecular gel-elastomer system for soft iontronic adhesives

Dace Gao; Gurunathan Thangavel; Junwoo Lee; Jian Lv; Yi Li; Jing-Hao Ciou; Jiaqing Xiong; Taiho Park; Pooi See Lee

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37535-4

Nature Communications (Apr 2023)

A supramolecular gel-elastomer system for soft iontronic adhesives

Dace Gao,
Gurunathan Thangavel,
Junwoo Lee,
Jian Lv,
Yi Li,
Jing-Hao Ciou,
Jiaqing Xiong,
Taiho Park,
Pooi See Lee

Affiliations

Dace Gao: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
Gurunathan Thangavel: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
Junwoo Lee: Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Jian Lv: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
Yi Li: School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University
Jing-Hao Ciou: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
Jiaqing Xiong: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
Taiho Park: Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Pooi See Lee: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37535-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Electroadhesion in soft robotics provides controllable interfacial attraction for robotic functionalities but materials selection is limited. Here, Gao et. al. present an iontronic adhesive to design a soft iontronic gripper with self-healability, tunable adhesion at reduced voltages and rapid release.

Published in Nature Communications

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