Bioinspired Shape Memory Hydrogel Artificial Muscles Driven by Solvents

Although hydrogels containing large amounts of water are similar to natural muscles, they are a challenge to be used in artificial muscles because of their poor mechanical properties and low work capacities. The current paper describes the design and fabrication of tendril-inspired hydrogel artificial muscles via a consecutive shaping process. Tunicate cellulose nanocrystals (TCNCs) are incorporated into polymeric networks via host-guest interactions to reinforce the hydrogel. Tendril-inspired hydrogels are obtained by treating the TCNC-reinforced hydrogels with a consecutive stretching, twisting, and coiling process and locking the shaped structure through Fe3+/-COO- ionic coordination. These hydrogel muscles exhibit a high actuation rate, large actuation strain, and shape memory property in response to solvents. The actuation performances of hydrogel muscles are affected by their chirality, twist density, applied stress, and temporary shape. Moreover, a homochiral hydrogel muscle with temporary shape II shows comparable contractile work capacity with a natural muscle, which can be applied as the engine to actuate the movement of a car model. This work demonstrates a simple and effective strategy for the fabrication of hydrogel artificial muscles that have great potential for biomedical application as a result of their comparable water content and contractile work capacity with natural muscles.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

ACS nano - 15(2021), 8 vom: 24. Aug., Seite 13712-13720

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cui, Yande [VerfasserIn]
Li, Dong [VerfasserIn]
Gong, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Chunyu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

059QF0KO0R
9004-34-6
Bioinspired artificial muscles
Cellulose
Comparable work capacity with natural muscle
Hydrogels
Journal Article
Large actuation strain
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Shape memory property
Solvents
Tendril-like hydrogels
Water

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Date Completed 10.11.2022

Date Revised 22.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsnano.1c05019

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329405063