Programming temporal shapeshifting

Actuation of shape-shifting materials has typically required an external trigger. Here, the authors design a shape-memory hydrogel, regulated by a dual network of covalent and temporary hydrogen bonds, whose actuations are encoded by an intrinsic temporal mechanism.

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Main Authors: Xiaobo Hu, Jing Zhou, Mohammad Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, William F. M. Daniel, Qiaoxi Li, Aleksandr P. Zhushma, Andrey V. Dobrynin, Sergei S. Sheiko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12919
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spelling doaj-bdd1c4a97fb64e21adde4fe7cb2b64fb2021-05-11T11:09:35ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232016-09-01711710.1038/ncomms12919Programming temporal shapeshiftingXiaobo Hu0Jing Zhou1Mohammad Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani2William F. M. Daniel3Qiaoxi Li4Aleksandr P. Zhushma5Andrey V. Dobrynin6Sergei S. Sheiko7Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDepartment of Polymer Science, University of AkronDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillActuation of shape-shifting materials has typically required an external trigger. Here, the authors design a shape-memory hydrogel, regulated by a dual network of covalent and temporary hydrogen bonds, whose actuations are encoded by an intrinsic temporal mechanism.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12919
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Qiaoxi Li
Aleksandr P. Zhushma
Andrey V. Dobrynin
Sergei S. Sheiko
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Jing Zhou
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William F. M. Daniel
Qiaoxi Li
Aleksandr P. Zhushma
Andrey V. Dobrynin
Sergei S. Sheiko
Programming temporal shapeshifting
Nature Communications
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description Actuation of shape-shifting materials has typically required an external trigger. Here, the authors design a shape-memory hydrogel, regulated by a dual network of covalent and temporary hydrogen bonds, whose actuations are encoded by an intrinsic temporal mechanism.
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