Enormous-stiffness-changing polymer networks by glass transition mediated microphase separation

The development of flexible electronics and soft robotics demands materials with wide-range switchable stiffness. Here, the authors report a polymer network that can isochorically and reversibly switch between a soft ionogel and a rigid plastic accompanied by a large stiffness change.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lie Chen, Cong Zhao, Jin Huang, Jiajia Zhou, Mingjie Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34677-9