• 文献标题:   Millisecond Response of Shape Memory Polymer Nanocomposite Aerogel Powered by Stretchable Graphene Framework
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GUO F, ZHENG XW, LIANG CY, JIANG YQ, XU Z, JIAO ZD, LIU YJ, WANG HT, SUN HY, MA L, GAO WW, GREINER A, AGARWAL S, GAO C
  • 作者关键词:   graphene aerogel, shape memory polymer, fast responsive shape memory, 3d printing, polycaprolactone
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Zhejiang Univ
  • 被引频次:   11
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsnano.9b00428
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) change shapes as-designed through altering the chain segment movement by external stimuli, promising wide uses in actuators, sensors, drug delivery, and deployable devices. However, the recovery speed of SMPs is still far slower than the benchmark shape memory alloys (SMAs), originating from their intrinsic poor heat transport and retarded viscoelasticity of polymer chains. In this work, monolithic nanocomposite aerogels composed of bicontinuous graphene and SMP networks are designed to promote the recovery time of SMP composites to a record value of 50 ms, comparable to the SMA case. The integration of a stretchable graphene framework as a fast energy transformation grid with ultrathin polycaprolactone nanofilms (tunable at 2.5-60 nm) enables the rapid phase transition of SMPs under electrical stimulation. The graphene-SMP nanocomposite aerogels, with a density of-10 mg cm-3, exhibit a fast response (175 40 mm s-'), large deformation (-400%), and a wide response bandwidth (0.1-20 Hz). The ultrafast response of SMP nanocomposite aerogels confers extensive uses in sensitive fuses, micro-oscillators, artificial muscles, actuators, and soft robotics. The design of bicontinuous ultralight aerogels can be extended to fabricate multifunctional and multiresponsive hybrid materials and devices.