合可编程形状变形和以溶剂为燃料的推进在柔软的双连续复合材料中
Pritam Giri1, Angana Borbora2, Debasmita Sarkar2
1Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Nature communications
|March 7, 2026
概括
研究人员开发了一种新的液晶弹性体-水凝复合物 (BALCEH),能够进行可逆的形状变化和自主运动. 这种突破性的材料可以实现无软机器人和适应性材料应用.
科学领域:
- 软物质物理学 软物质物理学
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 机器人技术 机器人技术 机器人技术
背景情况:
- 自然生物表现出结合的形状变化和环境适应运动.
- 由于材料的局限性,合成软材料难以整合可逆形状重构和自主运动.
研究的目的:
- 开发一个单一的合成材料平台,实现可逆形状重构和自主运动.
- 为了克服在合成软材料中的结构异构性,溶剂兼容性和执行可逆性的权衡.
主要方法:
- 制造一个双连续的,单轴对齐的液晶弹性体-水凝复合物 (BALCEH).
- 为不对称的溶剂吸收而集成水友和疏水网络.
- 多刺激 (湿度,温度,有机溶剂) 和马兰戈尼推进的表征.
主要成果:
- 由于异型凝膨胀和LCE弹性,BALCEH在各种刺激中展示了可逆的启动.
- 通过燃料组成和几何学来实现可编程轨迹的可持续马兰戈尼推进.
- 证明了适应性可湿性,可以在超级oleophobic和超级hydrophobic状态之间切换.
结论:
- 开发的BALCEH材料成功地将可逆变形和自主运动结合在一个单一系统中.
- 这种多功能平台为无软机器人和智能,可重新配置的材料开辟了新的道路.
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