Nanocomposite hydrogel actuators hybridized with various dimensional nanomaterials for stimuli responsiveness enhancement

Hydrogel actuators, that convert external energy, such as pH, light, heat, magnetic field, and ion strength, into mechanical motion, have been utilized in sensors, artificial muscles, and soft robotics. For a practicality of the hydrogel actuators in a wide range of fields, an establishment of robus...

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Published in:Nano convergence 2019, 6(18), , pp.1-21
Main Authors: Han, Im Kyung, Chung, Taehun, Han, Jihoon, Kim, Youn Soo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actuators
Anisotropy
Artificial muscles
Chemistry and Materials Science
Deformation
Hydrogels
Materials Science
Mechanical properties
Nanocomposite materials
Nanocomposites
Nanomaterials
Nanoscale Science and Technology
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology and Microengineering
Review
Robotics
Soft Materials
Stimuli-responsive
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Summary:Hydrogel actuators, that convert external energy, such as pH, light, heat, magnetic field, and ion strength, into mechanical motion, have been utilized in sensors, artificial muscles, and soft robotics. For a practicality of the hydrogel actuators in a wide range of fields, an establishment of robust mechanical properties and rapid response are required. Several solutions have been proposed, for example, setting porous and anisotropy structures to hydrogels with nanocomposite materials to improve the response speed and deformation efficiency. In this review paper, we focused on hydrogel actuators including various nanocomposite by categorizing the dimensional aspects of additive materials. Moreover, we described the role of diverse additive materials in terms of the improvement of mechanical property and deformation efficiency of the hydrogel actuators. We assumed that this review will provide a beneficial guidance for strategies of developing nanocomposite hydrogel actuators and outlooks for the future research directions.
ISSN:2196-5404
2196-5404
DOI:10.1186/s40580-019-0188-z