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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
卷 31, 期 18, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202100465
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anisotropic polymers; commodity polymers; Marangoni effect; polyethylene; soft actuators
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- China Scholarship Council
This study introduces an easy-to-process, anisotropic composite soft actuator based on a simple photothermal dye-doped polyethylene film, capable of large and controllable bending in response to light and various functions such as picking up cargo, diving, and surfing.
Untethered soft actuators are usually based on 3D engineered special polymers such as liquid crystal networks or hydrogels that require complex fabrication methods. Here, an easy-to-process, anisotropic composite soft actuator based on a simple photothermal dye-doped polyethylene film is presented. The 3D anisotropic polymer films are prepared by solution-casting and subsequent thermal solid-stretching. The resulting soft actuators exhibit large and controllable bending in response to light (UV and/or near-infrared (NIR)) and are able to act as grippers picking up cargo. Additionally, the films are capable of realizing diving and surfing locomotion in and over a liquid via the photothermal induced Marangoni effect, yielding a NIR light-fueled transporter able to pick up cargo. The results open up new possibilities of using commodity polymers in a broad range of applications including untethered soft actuators and robotic devices.
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