Polyelectrolyte‐Mediated Modulation of Spatial Internal Stresses of Hydrogels for Complex 3D Actuators
Jinghua Duan,
Wenxin Fan,
Zihan Xu
et al.
Abstract:Hydrogel actuators with complex 3D initial shapes show numerous important applications, but it remains challenging to fabricate such actuators. This article describes a polyelectrolyte‐based strategy for modulating small‐scale internal stresses within hydrogels to construct complex actuators with tailored 3D initial shapes. Introducing polyelectrolytes into precursor solutions significantly enhances the volume shrinkage of hydrogel networks during polymerization, allowing us to modulate internal stresses. Phot… Show more
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