Differential diffusion driven far-from-equilibrium shape-shifting of hydrogels

Differential diffusion driven far-from-equilibrium shape-shifting of hydrogels

Synthetic shape-shifting materials typically rely on monotonic evolution between equilibrium states, limiting the shape-shifting behaviours. Here the authors report an unanticipated shape-shifting behaviour for a hydrogel that can be programmed to operate via a far-from-equilibrium mechanism.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yue Zhang, Kangkang Liu, Tao Liu, Chujun Ni, Di Chen, Jiamei Guo, Chang Liu, Jian Zhou, Zheng Jia, Qian Zhao, Pengju Pan, Tao Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26464-9

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26464-9

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