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Junho Roh1, Seongjun Park1, Hoeseong Kim1

  • 1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 123, Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.

Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
|December 2, 2024
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Researchers developed new polymorphing hydrogels that change shape on demand using patterned light. These advanced DNA-cross-linked materials offer precise, programmable control for soft machines.

Keywords:
4D printingmicrofabricationphoto‐reactive DNA cross‐linkspolymorphing hydrogelssoft actuators

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