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  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Soft Robotics

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  • Hydrogels are versatile soft materials with numerous applications.
  • Creating multi-functional hydrogels with controlled spatial properties remains a challenge.
  • Existing methods for fabricating complex hydrogel structures often lack robustness or precise control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel method for creating hollow tubular hydrogels with distinct, covalently bonded zones.
  • To investigate the enhanced responsiveness of these hollow tubular hydrogels compared to solid counterparts.
  • To demonstrate the ability of these hydrogels to undergo localized, reversible shape changes in response to external stimuli.

Main Methods:

  • Adaptation of a previously established technique for creating solid hybrid hydrogels.
  • Fabrication of hollow tubular hydrogels with covalently bonded interfaces between different gel zones.
  • Characterization of the mechanical robustness and stimulus-responsive behavior (pH, temperature, solvent composition) of the tubular hydrogels.

Main Results:

  • Successfully created robust hollow tubular hydrogels with distinct, covalently bonded zones.
  • Demonstrated significantly faster (2-30 fold) response times to external stimuli compared to solid gels.
  • Showcased localized and reversible shape changes in response to pH, temperature, and solvent composition variations.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method enables the creation of advanced, hollow tubular hydrogels with tunable properties.
  • These hydrogels offer enhanced responsiveness and controllable shape-changing capabilities.
  • This research provides a foundation for designing sophisticated 3D soft objects with dynamic shape-shifting functionalities.