Shell-Forming Stimulus-Active Hydrogel Composite Membranes: Concept and Modeling
The swelling of active hydrogels combined with passive layers allows the design of shell-forming structures. A shell-like structure offers different properties than a flat structure, e.g., variations in bending stiffness across different directions. A drastic increase of the bending stiffness is fav...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-05-01
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Series: | Micromachines |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/11/6/541 |