Reconfigurable and Recyclable Photoactuators Based on Azobenzene-Containing Polymers
Photoactuators are promising smart materials that can adapt their shapes upon light illumination. Smart materials with recycling, reusable, and reconfigurable properties are crucial for a sustainable society, and it is important to expand their function. Recently, much effort was made to address the...
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| author | Mingsen Chen Mingsen Chen Mingsen Chen Shuofeng Liang Chengwei Liu Yuanli Liu Si Wu Si Wu |
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| description | Photoactuators are promising smart materials that can adapt their shapes upon light illumination. Smart materials with recycling, reusable, and reconfigurable properties are crucial for a sustainable society, and it is important to expand their function. Recently, much effort was made to address the issue of reprocessability and recyclability of photoactuators. Based on the development of polymer chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, and dynamic covalent chemistry, it is now possible to prepare reconfigurable and recyclable photoactuators using azobenzene-containing polymers (azopolymers). Herein, the recent advances on reconfigurable and reprocessable photoactuators, including dynamic crosslinked networks systems and non-covalently crosslinked azobenzene-containing polymers, were reviewed. We discuss the challenges in the field as well as the directions for the development of such photoactuators. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f81fc498a53c4a70878145c086bedb3d2022-12-22T01:30:22ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Chemistry2296-26462020-08-01810.3389/fchem.2020.00706569455Reconfigurable and Recyclable Photoactuators Based on Azobenzene-Containing PolymersMingsen Chen0Mingsen Chen1Mingsen Chen2Shuofeng Liang3Chengwei Liu4Yuanli Liu5Si Wu6Si Wu7CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, ChinaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaMax Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, GermanyPhotoactuators are promising smart materials that can adapt their shapes upon light illumination. Smart materials with recycling, reusable, and reconfigurable properties are crucial for a sustainable society, and it is important to expand their function. Recently, much effort was made to address the issue of reprocessability and recyclability of photoactuators. Based on the development of polymer chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, and dynamic covalent chemistry, it is now possible to prepare reconfigurable and recyclable photoactuators using azobenzene-containing polymers (azopolymers). Herein, the recent advances on reconfigurable and reprocessable photoactuators, including dynamic crosslinked networks systems and non-covalently crosslinked azobenzene-containing polymers, were reviewed. We discuss the challenges in the field as well as the directions for the development of such photoactuators.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fchem.2020.00706/fullphotoresponsivereprocessableactuatorspolymersazobenzene |
| spellingShingle | Mingsen Chen Mingsen Chen Mingsen Chen Shuofeng Liang Chengwei Liu Yuanli Liu Si Wu Si Wu Reconfigurable and Recyclable Photoactuators Based on Azobenzene-Containing Polymers Frontiers in Chemistry photoresponsive reprocessable actuators polymers azobenzene |
| title | Reconfigurable and Recyclable Photoactuators Based on Azobenzene-Containing Polymers |
| title_full | Reconfigurable and Recyclable Photoactuators Based on Azobenzene-Containing Polymers |
| title_fullStr | Reconfigurable and Recyclable Photoactuators Based on Azobenzene-Containing Polymers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reconfigurable and Recyclable Photoactuators Based on Azobenzene-Containing Polymers |
| title_short | Reconfigurable and Recyclable Photoactuators Based on Azobenzene-Containing Polymers |
| title_sort | reconfigurable and recyclable photoactuators based on azobenzene containing polymers |
| topic | photoresponsive reprocessable actuators polymers azobenzene |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fchem.2020.00706/full |
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