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¹Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai, Durg, Chhattisgarh, 491001, India.

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This study introduces a 4D-printed soft active material (SAM) with dual responsiveness for programmable shape changes. The advanced SAM shows potential in environmental cleanup and soft robotics.

Keywords:

4D printing multi‐responsive shape reconfigurable actuator soft active material

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Area of Science:

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Polymer Chemistry
Robotics

Background:

Developing 4D-printed soft active materials (SAMs) with programmable shape transformations and multifunctionality is challenging.
Existing SAMs often lack precise control over shape morphing and multi-stimuli responsiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

To design and develop a 4D-printed, dual-responsive SAM with tunable mechanical properties and precise shape morphing.
To explore the material's potential in environmental remediation and soft robotics applications.

Main Methods:

Synthesized a 4-arm star poly(N, N-dimethyl acrylamide)-block-poly(dimethyl amino ethyl methacrylate)-Br (4-arm star (PDMA-b-PDMAEMA)4-Br) diblock copolymer and integrated it with acrylic acid (AA).
Utilized 3D printing to fabricate complex 3D architectures with pre-designed infill patterns.
Investigated thermal and pH responsiveness, shape fixation, shape recovery, and dye removal capabilities.

Main Results:

The 4D-printed SAM exhibited excellent printability, high shape fixation, and rapid shape recovery at 44 °C.
Demonstrated pH-responsive swelling for selective dye removal (≈96% cationic dye at pH 10.5, ≈65% anionic dye at pH 4.5).
A SAM-based robotic actuator successfully lifted weights, indicating potential for soft robotics.

Conclusions:

The developed dual-responsive SAM offers precise shape morphing and multi-stimuli responsiveness.
The material shows significant potential for applications in sustainable environmental technologies, advanced safety systems, biomedical engineering, and intelligent actuators.
Highlights the versatility of SAM for 4D-printed adaptive systems.