• 文献标题:   Mechanically strong Janus poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/graphene oxide hydrogels as thermo-responsive soft robots
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   PENG X, LIU TQ, SHANG C, JIAO C, WANG HL
  • 作者关键词:   stimuliresponsive hydrogel, soft robot, poly nisopropylacrylamide, graphene oxide, mechanical propertie
  • 出版物名称:   CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   0256-7679 EI 1439-6203
  • 通讯作者地址:   Beijing Normal Univ
  • 被引频次:   9
  • DOI:   10.1007/s10118-017-1970-1
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Simple preparation of stimuli-responsive hydrogels with good mechanical properties and mild stimuliresponsiveness is essential for their applications as smart soft robots. Mechanically strong Janus poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/graphene oxide (PNIPAM/GO) nanocomposite hydrogels with stimuli-responsive bending behaviors are prepared through a simple one-step method by using molds made of a Teflon plate and a glass plate. Residual oxygen in the air bubbles on the Teflon plate surface affects the polymerization and hence the cross-linking density, leading to the different swelling/deswelling rates of the two sides of the gels. Therefore, the hydrogels exhibit bending/unbending behaviors upon heating/cooling in water. The incorporation of GO nanosheets dramatically enhances the mechanical properties of Janus hydrogels. Meanwhile, the photo-responsive property of the GO nanosheets also imparts the hydrogels with remotecontrollable deformation under IR irradiation. The application of the Janus PNIPAM/GO hydrogels as thermo-responsive grippers is demonstrated.