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  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Shape memory hydrogels offer potential for advanced actuators.
  • Controlling hydrogel shape recovery with external stimuli is crucial for applications.
  • Graphene oxide (GO) is known for its photothermal properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize NIR-driven shape memory hydrogels and xerogels.
  • To investigate the shape fixing and recovery properties of these materials.
  • To develop combinational hydrogel-xerogel actuators for complex tasks.

Main Methods:

  • One-pot polymerization of N,N-dimethylacrylamide in clay and GO suspension.
  • Characterization of physically crosslinked, thermoreversible hydrogel network.
  • Utilizing GO's photothermal conversion for NIR-induced shape recovery.

Main Results:

  • Optimal shape fixing and recovery achieved at moderate monomer/crosslinker concentrations.
  • Dried xerogels also exhibit rapid NIR-responsive shape changes.
  • Combinational hydrogel-xerogel actuators demonstrated complex actions like turning and lifting.

Conclusions:

  • NIR-responsive shape memory hydrogels and xerogels were successfully synthesized.
  • The materials show tunable shape memory properties and fast NIR response.
  • The developed combinational actuators offer a novel approach for complex manipulation tasks.