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  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Microfluidics

Background:

  • Environment-responsive hydrogels are crucial for diverse applications.
  • Designing hydrogels with controlled shape transformations remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a high-throughput fabrication method for pH-responsive hydrogels with designed shape transformations.
  • To explore the synthesis of heterogeneous hydrogels with tunable swelling properties.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized flow lithography and a single UV exposure in a microfluidic channel.
  • Incorporated polymerization-induced phase separation (PIPS) to create porous hydrogel layers.
  • Developed a nonuniform UV polymerization technique for complex deformations.

Main Results:

  • Successfully synthesized highly pH-responsive hydrogels with distinct porous and nonporous layers.
  • Achieved enhanced swelling capability and rate due to porous layers.
  • Demonstrated controlled 2D (bending) and 3D (helical, buckling) shape transformations.

Conclusions:

  • The developed flow lithography method offers a one-step, high-throughput approach for fabricating complex hydrogel structures.
  • The integration of PIPS and controlled UV polymerization enables extraordinary, pH-responsive deformations.
  • This technique opens new avenues for designing advanced responsive materials.