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A Functioning Macroscopic "Rubik's Cube" Assembled via Controllable Dynamic Covalent Interactions.

Xiaofan Ji1,2, Zhao Li1,2, Xiaolin Liu1,2

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction and Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
|August 8, 2019
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Researchers developed a dynamic covalent hydrogel that changes adhesion over time. This allows for the creation of a reconfigurable Rubik

Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Supramolecular Chemistry

Background:

  • Dynamic covalent chemistry offers tunable material properties.
  • Hydrogels are versatile soft materials with broad applications.
  • Controlling adhesion is crucial for constructing dynamic macroscopic structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report the dynamic behavior of a macroscopic adhered hydrogel.
  • To demonstrate the creation of a reconfigurable Rubik's Cube-like structure using fluorescent hydrogels.
  • To explore the exploitation of temporal adhesion features for smart material design.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of acylhydrazone hydrogels via dynamic covalent reactions between diacylhydrazine and tetraformyl precursors.
  • Incorporation of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) compounds for fluorescent properties.
Keywords:
aggregation-induced emissiondynamic covalent interactionsfluorescencehydrogelpattern

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  • Lamination and annealing of hydrogel blocks to form a 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube structure.

    • Main Results:

    • Hydrogels exhibited time-dependent adhesion strength due to dynamic covalent cross-linking.
    • Six distinct fluorescent hydrogels were created using different AIEgens.
    • A reconfigurable 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube structure was assembled, allowing layer rotation to create new patterns.
    • Ex situ modification and chemical stimuli induced new color arrangements.

    Conclusions:

    • Temporal features of dynamic covalent interactions can be exploited to create smart, reconfigurable macroscopic structures.
    • The developed hydrogel system demonstrates a novel approach for creating dynamic and responsive materials.
    • This work opens avenues for designing advanced adaptive materials with tunable adhesion and optical properties.