Design of large-span stick-slip freely switchable hydrogels via dynamic multiscale contact synergy

Solid matter that can rapidly and reversibly switch between adhesive and non-adhesive states is desired in many technological domains including climbing robotics, actuators, wound dressings, and bioelectronics due to the ability for on-demand attachment and detachment. For most types of smart adhesi...

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Published in:Nature communications 2022-11, Vol.13 (1), p.6964-6964, Article 6964
Main Authors: Zhang, Zhizhi, Qin, Chenxi, Feng, Haiyan, Xiang, Yangyang, Yu, Bo, Pei, Xiaowei, Ma, Yanfei, Zhou, Feng
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Language:English
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Actuators
Adhesion
Adhesives
Design
Friction
Humanities and Social Sciences
Hydrogels
Medical dressings
multidisciplinary
Robotics
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Switches
Switching
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Summary:Solid matter that can rapidly and reversibly switch between adhesive and non-adhesive states is desired in many technological domains including climbing robotics, actuators, wound dressings, and bioelectronics due to the ability for on-demand attachment and detachment. For most types of smart adhesive materials, however, reversible switching occurs only at narrow scales (nanoscale or microscale), which limits the realization of interchangeable surfaces with distinct adhesive states. Here, we report the design of a switchable adhesive hydrogel via dynamic multiscale contact synergy, termed as DMCS-hydrogel. The hydrogel rapidly switches between slippery (friction ~0.04 N/cm 2 ) and sticky (adhesion ~3 N/cm 2 ) states in the solid-solid contact process, exhibits large span, is switchable and dynamic, and features rapid adhesive switching. The design strategy of this material has wide applications ranging from programmable adhesive materials to intelligent devices. Switching between adhesive and non-adhesive states is important to design materials with on-demand adhesion properties but realizing reversible switching on large scale remains challenging. Here, the authors report the design of a hydrogel demonstrating rapid and reversibly switch between slippery and sticky states.
ISSN:2041-1723
2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-022-34816-2