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Qi Li^1,2, Luochang Wang^1,3, Qihan Liu³

¹Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.

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Summary

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This study demonstrates that hydrogel adhesion using hydrogen bonds and wrinkles resists fatigue damage. Introducing wrinkles significantly enhances the fatigue resistance of hydrogel-polyacrylamide interfaces.

Keywords:

adhesion fatigue damage resistance hydrogel hydrogen bond wrinkle

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Polymer Chemistry
Adhesion Science

Background:

Achieving strong adhesion between hydrogels and engineering surfaces is established.
Hydrogel adhesion fatigue resistance remains a significant challenge in materials engineering.
Physical interactions are crucial for understanding soft material adhesion.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the fatigue resistance of hydrogel adhesion utilizing hydrogen bonds and interface wrinkling.
To demonstrate that physical interactions can engineer fatigue-resistant hydrogel adhesion.
To compare the fatigue performance of wrinkled versus flat hydrogel interfaces.

Main Methods:

Synthesis of polyacrylamide (hydrogel adherend) and poly(acrylic acid-co-acrylamide) (hydrogel adhesive).
Introduction of interface wrinkles via biaxial prestretching and release of adherends.
Butt-joint testing to evaluate adhesion performance and fatigue resistance.

Main Results:

Wrinkled hydrogel interfaces exhibit superior fatigue resistance compared to flat interfaces.
Wrinkled samples resisted fatigue failure at stress levels comparable to the static failure peak stress of flat samples.
Polyacrylamide hydrogel fatigue damage was observed, limiting the overall fatigue life of wrinkled interfaces.

Conclusions:

Hydrogel adhesion engineered with hydrogen bonds and interface wrinkling demonstrates significant fatigue resistance.
Physical interactions are key to developing fatigue-resistant soft material adhesion.
Wrinkling is an effective strategy to enhance the durability of hydrogel-based adhesives under cyclic loading.