Bioinspired Smart Actuator Based on Graphene Oxide-Polymer Hybrid Hydrogels

• Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 7; no. 42; pp. 23423 - 23430
• Main Authors: Wang, Tao, Huang, Jiahe, Yang, Yiqing, Zhang, Enzhong, Sun, Weixiang, Tong, Zhen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 28.10.2015
• Subjects: actuators; adhesion; Aluminum Silicates - chemistry; Biocompatible Materials - chemistry; Cell Adhesion - drug effects; energy; graphene; Graphite - chemistry; Humans; hydrogels; Hydrogels - chemistry; Magnetics; mechanical properties; Oxides - chemistry; Polymers - chemistry; hybrid hydrogel; response hydrogel combination; graphene oxide; actuator; bioinspired material

Rapid response and strong mechanical properties are desired for smart materials used in soft actuators. A bioinspired hybrid hydrogel actuator was designed and prepared by series combination of three trunks of tough polymer–clay hydrogels to accomplish the comprehensive actuation of “extension–grasp...