Fully printed flexible smart hybrid hydrogels

Fully printed flexible smart hybrid hydrogels

A printable hybrid hydrogel is fabricated by embedding poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm) microparticles within a water‐rich silica‐alumina(Si/Al)‐based gel matrix. The hybrid gel holds water content of up to 70 wt%, due to its unique Si/Al matrix. The hybrid hydrogel can respond to both heat and...

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Main Authors: Zhou, Yang, Layani, Michael, Wang, Shancheng, Hu, Peng, Ke, Yujie, Magdassi, Shlomo, Long, Yi
Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:
3D Printing
Hydrogel
Engineering::Materials
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85243
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49181
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:A printable hybrid hydrogel is fabricated by embedding poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm) microparticles within a water‐rich silica‐alumina(Si/Al)‐based gel matrix. The hybrid gel holds water content of up to 70 wt%, due to its unique Si/Al matrix. The hybrid hydrogel can respond to both heat and electrical stimuli, and can be directly printed layer‐by‐layer using a commercial 3‐dimensional printer, without requiring any curing. The hybrid ink is printed onto a transparent, flexible conductive electrode composed of silver nanoparticles and sustains bending angles of up to 180°, which enables patterning of various flexible devices such as smart windows and a 3D optical waveguide valve.

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