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EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
Volume 58, Issue -, Pages 41-51Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2014.06.006
Keywords
Shape memory effect; Shape change effect; Hydrogel; Water-responsive; Heating-responsive
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- A*STAR (Singapore) [132 148 0011]
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In this paper, we present a systematic investigation on the shape memory/change effect in a double network nanocomposite tough hydrogel. Water-content dependency of the response of this hydrogel to heating and wetting by water is confirmed. Since this hydrogel is tough (even after being fully wetted in water) and has a relatively lower swelling ratio, apart from conventional shape memory/change effect as in ordinary hydrogels, additional features have been realized. These features include heating induced shape memory effect utilizing the absorbed water as the transition component, mechano-responsive shape change effect after water wetting and water-induced shape memory effect. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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