期刊
ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
卷 7, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/admt.202101288
关键词
actuator; gradient structure; grayscale stereolithography; hydrogel; shape deformation
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51775538, 52005484]
- Western Light Project of CAS
- Project of Science and Technology Department of Gansu Province [2019-034, 21YF5FA139, 20JR10RA055, 20JR5RA558]
The research proposes a strategy for programmable shape deformation of hydrogels using grayscale stereolithography, which can control the spatial gradient crosslinking density of hydrogels to achieve expected shape deformation in three dimensions. By adjusting grayscale light intensity and exposure time, predictable shape deformation can be parametrically controlled, while hydration and dehydration properties endow the shape deformation hydrogel with reversible feature.
Hydrogels can convert external stimuli into shape deformation and mechanical motion, leading to the potential applications in intelligent devices and soft robotics. However, it is difficult to control the site-selective shape deformation in a single hydrogel system in comparison with the traditional bilayer actuators with difference in structure or composition across the thickness. Here, a strategy to achieve the programmable shape deformation of hydrogel from a single precursor by grayscale stereolithography is proposed. The designed grayscale patterns can govern the spatially gradient crosslinking density of hydrogels, which leads to the heterogeneity in physicochemical performance, especially swelling ability. As a result, the swelling mismatch inducing the nonuniform internal stresses can drive the printed hydrogels to deform as the expected shape in three dimensions although there is no apparent asymmetric features and bilayer configuration. Grayscale light intensity and exposure time, as the digital printing codes can parametrically regulate the predictable shape deformation. More importantly, hydration and dehydration characterizations can endow the reversible feature of shape deformation hydrogel, benefiting to design the hydrogel actuators and sensitive devices. It is believed that integration of the advanced grayscale stereolithography together with the functional hydrogels uncovers a facile strategy to broad opportunities for sensors, soft robots, actuators, and so on.
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