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  • Polymer Science
  • Robotics

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  • Miniaturized mechanical actuation is crucial for soft robotics, drug delivery, and microfluidics.
  • Developing controllable and programmable actuation methods remains a significant challenge in these fields.

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  • To introduce a simple method for constructing actuating devices with programmable complex motions.
  • To utilize thermally responsive hydrogels for controlled actuation.

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  • Employed poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) and functionalized PNIPAM (f-PNIPAM) hydrogels.
  • Developed UV crosslinking techniques to create hydrogel sheets with controllable crosslink density gradients.
  • Utilized molding processes to construct multi-transform devices.

Main Results:

  • Achieved bending actuation to specified curvatures by controlling hydrogel crosslink density gradients.
  • Demonstrated programmable complex shape changes in multi-transform devices.
  • Created a bioinspired artificial flower exhibiting temperature-controlled blossoming and reverse blossoming.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method offers a simple yet effective approach for creating programmable actuating devices.
  • Thermally responsive hydrogels with controlled gradients provide a versatile platform for advanced mechanical actuation.
  • This technique has significant potential for applications in soft robotics, microfluidics, and biomedical engineering.