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Zhou B, Yang X, Liu J, Lan L, Lu H, Wang Y, Wei Z, Zhang X. Jellyfish-Inspired Self-Healing Luminescent Elastomers Based on Borate Nanoassemblies for Dual-Model Encryption. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:8198-8207. [PMID: 38904269 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c02512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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Responsive luminescent materials that reversibly react to external stimuli have emerged as prospective platforms for information encryption applications. Despite brilliant achievements, the existing fluorescent materials usually have low information density and experience inevitable information loss when subjected to mechanical damage. Here, inspired by the hierarchical nanostructure of fluorescent proteins in jellyfish, we propose a self-healable, photoresponsive luminescent elastomer based on dynamic interface-anchored borate nanoassemblies for smart dual-model encryption. The rigid cyclodextrin molecule restricts the movement of the guest fluorescent molecules, enabling long room-temperature phosphorescence (0.37 s) and excitation wavelength-responsive fluorescence. The building of reversible interfacial bonding between nanoassemblies and polymer matrix together with their nanoconfinement effect endows the nanocomposites with excellent mechanical performances (tensile strength of 15.8 MPa) and superior mechanical and functional recovery capacities after damage. Such supramolecular nanoassemblies with dynamic nanoconfinement and interfaces enable simultaneous material functionalization and self-healing, paving the way for the development of advanced functional materials.
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- Bo Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz 55128, Germany
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- College of Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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Yu C, Li X, Yang X, Qiu X, Zhang X, Chen Z, Luo Y. Dynamic Covalent Bonded Gradient Structured Actuators with Mechanical Robustness and Self-Healing Ability. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311656. [PMID: 38308144 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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Flexible actuators with excellent adaptability and interaction safety have a wide range of application prospects in many fields. However, current flexible actuators have problems such as fragility and poor actuating ability. Here, inspired by the features of nacre structure, a gradient structured flexible actuator is proposed with mechanical robustness and self-healing ability. By introducing dynamic boronic ester bonds at the interface between MXene nanosheets and epoxy natural rubber matrix, the resulting nanocomposites with ordered micro-nano structures exhibit excellent tensile strength (25.03 MPa) and satisfactory repair efficiency (81.2%). In addition, the gradient distribution structure of MXene nanosheets endows the actuator with stable photothermal conversion capability, which can quickly respond to near-infrared light stimulation. The interlayer dynamic covalent bond crosslinking enables good response speed after multiple bending and is capable of functional self-healing after damage. This work introduces gradient structure and dynamic covalent bonding into flexible actuators, which provides a reference for the fabrication of self-healing soft robots, wearable, and other healable functional materials.
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- Chuansong Yu
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Calcium Carbonate Resources Comprehensive Utilization, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hezhou University, Hezhou City, 542899, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin City, 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu City, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu City, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu City, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu City, 610065, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Calcium Carbonate Resources Comprehensive Utilization, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hezhou University, Hezhou City, 542899, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin City, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Lisheng Stone Co., Ltd., Hezhou University, Hezhou City, 542899, China
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Yang X, Huang X, Qiu X, Guo Q, Zhang X. Supramolecular metallic foams with ultrahigh specific strength and sustainable recyclability. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4553. [PMID: 38811594 PMCID: PMC11137098 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49091-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
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Porous materials with ultrahigh specific strength are highly desirable for aerospace, automotive and construction applications. However, because of the harsh processing of metal foams and intrinsic low strength of polymer foams, both are difficult to meet the demand for scalable development of structural foams. Herein, we present a supramolecular metallic foam (SMF) enabled by core-shell nanostructured liquid metals connected with high-density metal-ligand coordination and hydrogen bonding interactions, which maintain fluid to avoid stress concentration during foam processing at subzero temperatures. The resulted SMFs exhibit ultrahigh specific strength of 489.68 kN m kg-1 (about 5 times and 56 times higher than aluminum foams and polyurethane foams) and specific modulus of 281.23 kN m kg-1 to withstand the repeated loading of a car, overturning the previous understanding of the difficulty to achieve ultrahigh mechanical properties in traditional polymeric or organic foams. More importantly, end-of-life SMFs can be reprocessed into value-added products (e.g., fibers and films) by facile water reprocessing due to the high-density interfacial supramolecular bonding. We envisage this work will not only pave the way for porous structural materials design but also show the sustainable solution to plastic environmental risks.
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- Xin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle (Saale), 06120, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China.
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Zhou P, Wang Y, Zhang X. Supramolecularly Connected Armor-like Nanostructure Enables Mechanically Robust Radiative Cooling Materials. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:6395-6402. [PMID: 38757657 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) is a promising practice to realize sustainable thermal management with no energy and resources consumption. However, there remains a challenge of simultaneously integrating desired solar reflectivity, environmental durability, and mechanical robustness for polymeric composites with nanophotonic structures. Herein, inspired by a classical armor shell of a pangolin, we adopt a generic design strategy that harnesses supramolecular bonds between the TiO2-decorated mica microplates and cellulose nanofibers to collectively produce strong interfacial interactions for fabricating interlayer nanostructured PDRC materials. Owing to the strong light scattering excited by hierarchical nanophotonic structures, the bioinspired film demonstrates a desired reflectivity (92%) and emissivity (91%) and an excellent temperature drop of 10 °C under direct sunlight. Notably, the film guarantees high strength (41.7 MPa), toughness (10.4 MJ m-3), and excellent environmental durability. This strategy provides possibilities in designing polymeric PDRC materials, further establishing a blueprint for other functional applications like soft robots, wearable devices, etc.
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- Peng Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz 55128, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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Preetam S. Nano revolution: pioneering the future of water reclamation with micro-/nano-robots. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2024; 6:2569-2581. [PMID: 38752135 PMCID: PMC11093266 DOI: 10.1039/d3na01106b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Earth's freshwater reserves are alarmingly limited, with less than 1% readily available. Factors such as industrialisation, population expansion, and climate change are compounding the scarcity of clean water. In this context, self-driven, programmable micro- and nano-scale synthetic robots offer a potential solution for enhancing water monitoring and remediation. With the aid of these innovative robots, diffusion-limited reactions can be overcome, allowing for active engagement with target pollutants, such as heavy metals, dyes, nano- and micro-plastics, oils, pathogenic microorganisms, and persistent organic pollutants. Herein, we introduced and reviewed recent influential and advanced studies on micro-/nano-robots (MNR) carried out over the past decade. Typical works are categorized by propulsion modes, analyzing their advantages and drawbacks in detail and looking at specific applications. Moreover, this review provides a concise overview of the contemporary advancements and applications of micro-/nano-robots in water-cleaning applications.
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- Subham Preetam
- Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology Daegu-42988 South Korea
- Institute of Advanced Materials, IAAM Gammalkilsvägen 18 Ulrika 59053 Sweden
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Luo Y, Patel DK, Li Z, Hu Y, Luo H, Yao L, Majidi C. Intrinsically Multistable Soft Actuator Driven by Mixed-Mode Snap-Through Instabilities. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2307391. [PMID: 38447200 PMCID: PMC11095224 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202307391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Actuators utilizing snap-through instabilities are widely investigated for high-performance fast actuators and shape reconfigurable structures owing to their rapid response and limited reliance on continuous energy input. However, prevailing approaches typically involve a combination of multiple bistable actuator units and achieving multistability within a single actuator unit still remains an open challenge. Here, a soft actuator is presented that uses shape memory alloy (SMA) and mixed-mode elastic instabilities to achieve intrinsically multistable shape reconfiguration. The multistable actuator unit consists of six stable states, including two pure bending states and four bend-twist states. The actuator is composed of a pre-stretched elastic membrane placed between two elastomeric frames embedded with SMA coils. By controlling the sequence and duration of SMA activation, the actuator is capable of rapid transition between all six stable states within hundreds of milliseconds. Principles of energy minimization are used to identify actuation sequences for various types of stable state transitions. Bending and twisting angles corresponding to various prestretch ratios are recorded based on parameterizations of the actuator's geometry. To demonstrate its application in practical conditions, the multistable actuator is used to perform visual inspection in a confined space, light source tracking during photovoltaic energy harvesting, and agile crawling.
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- Yichi Luo
- Department of Mechanical EngineeringCarnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghPA15213USA
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- Human‐Computer Interaction Institute, School of Computer ScienceCarnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghPA15213USA
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringCarnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghPA15213USA
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringCarnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghPA15213USA
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringCarnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghPA15213USA
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- Human‐Computer Interaction Institute, School of Computer ScienceCarnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghPA15213USA
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringCarnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghPA15213USA
- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringCarnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghPA15213USA
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Chen Z, Zhao X, Gao B, Xu L, Chen H, Liu Z, Li P, Yan Q, Zheng H, Xue F, Xiong J, Ding R, Fei T, Tang Z, Peng Q, Hu Y, He X. Biobased Inks Based on Cuttlefish Ink and Cellulose Nanofibers for Biodegradable Patterned Soft Actuators. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:22547-22557. [PMID: 38628112 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c02775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Soft actuators with stimuli-responsive and reversible deformations have shown great promise in soft robotics. However, some challenges remain in existing actuators, such as the materials involved derived from nonrenewable resources, complex and nonscalable preparation methods, and incapability of complex and programmable deformation. Here, a biobased ink based on cuttlefish ink nanoparticles (CINPs) and cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) was developed, allowing for the preparation of biodegradable patterned actuators by direct ink writing technology. The hybrid CNF/CINP ink displays good rheological properties, allowing it to be accurately printed on a variety of flexible substrates. A bilayer actuator was developed by printing an ink layer on a biodegradable poly(lactic acid) film using extrusion-based 3D printing technology, which exhibits reversible and large bending behavior under the stimuli of humidity and light. Furthermore, programmable and reversible folding and coiling deformations in response to stimuli have been achieved by adjusting the ink patterns. This work offers a fast, scalable, and cost-effective strategy for the development of biodegradable patterned actuators with programmable shape-morphing.
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- Zhong Chen
- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- Institute of Industry & Equipment Technology, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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Lv Y, Wang Y, Zhang X. Construction of Mineralization Nanostructures in Polymers for Mechanical Enhancement and Functionalization. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309313. [PMID: 38164816 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Mineralization capable of growing inorganic nanostructures efficiently, orderly, and spontaneously shows great potential for application in the construction of high-performance organic-inorganic composites. As a thermodynamically spontaneous solid-phase crystallization reaction involving dual organic and inorganic components, mineralization allows for the self-assembly of sophisticated and exclusive nanostructures within a polymer matrix. It results in a diversity of functions such as enhanced strength, toughness, electrical conductivity, selective permeability, and biocompatibility. While there are previous reviews discussing the progress of mineralization reactions, many of them overlook the significant benefits of interfacial regulation and functionalization that come from the incorporation of mineralized structures into polymers. Focusing on different means of assembly of mineralized nanostructures in polymer, the work analyzes their design principles and implementation strategies. Then, their different advantages and disadvantages are analyzed by combining nanostructures with organic substrates as well as involving the basis of different functionalizations. It is anticipated to provide insights and guidance for the future development of mineralized polymer composites and their application designs.
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- Yuesong Lv
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstr. 10, D-78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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Chen Z, Gao B, Li P, Zhao X, Yan Q, Liu Z, Xu L, Zheng H, Xue F, Ding R, Xiong J, Tang Z, Peng Q, Hu Y, He X. Multistimuli-Responsive Actuators Derived from Natural Materials for Entirely Biodegradable and Programmable Untethered Soft Robots. ACS NANO 2023; 17:23032-23045. [PMID: 37939309 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c08665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Untethered soft robots have attracted growing attention due to their safe interaction with living organisms, good flexibility, and accurate remote control. However, the materials involved are often nonbiodegradable or are derived from nonrenewable resources, leading to serious environmental problems. Here, we report a biomass-based multistimuli-responsive actuator based on cuttlefish ink nanoparticles (CINPs), wood-derived cellulose nanofiber (CNF), and bioderived polylactic acid (PLA). Taking advantage of the good photothermal conversion performance and exceptionally hygroscopic sensitivity of the CINPs/CNF composite (CICC) layer and the opposite thermally induced deformation behavior between the CICC layer and PLA layer, the soft actuator exhibits reversible deformation behaviors under near-infrared (NIR) light, humidity, and temperature stimuli, respectively. By introducing patterned or alignment structures and combining them with a macroscopic reassembly strategy, diverse programmable shape-morphing from 2D to 3D such as letter-shape, coiling, self-folding, and more sophisticated 3D deformations have been demonstrated. All of these deformations can be successfully predicted by finite element analysis (FEA) . Furthermore, this actuator has been further applied as an untethered grasping robot, weightlifting robot, and climbing robot capable of climbing a vertical pole. Such actuators consisting entirely of biodegradable materials will offer a sustainable future for untethered soft robots.
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- Zhong Chen
- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
- Frontiers Science Center for Matter Behave in Space Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Industry & Equipment Technology, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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Yu N, An ZW, Zhang JL, Cheng BX, Ye K, Wang S, Wu W, Li RKY, Tan X, Zhao H. Recent Advances in Tailored Fabrication and Properties of Biobased Self-Healing Polyurethane. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:4605-4621. [PMID: 37917193 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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With the emergence of challenges in the environmental degradation and resource scarcity fields, the research of biobased self-healing polyurethane (BSPU) has become a prevailing trend in the technology of the polyurethane industry and a promising direction for developing biomass resources. Here, the production of BSPU from lignocellulose, vegetable oil, chitosan, collagen, and coumarin is classified, and the principles of designing polyurethane based on compelling examples using the latest methods and current research are summarized. Moreover, the impact of biomass materials on self-healing and mechanical properties, as well as the tailored performance method, are presented in detail. Finally, the applications of BSPU in biomedicine, sensors, coatings, etc. are also summarized, and the possible challenges and development prospects are explored to helpfully make progress in the development of BSPU. These findings demonstrate valuable references and practical significance for future BSPU research.
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- Ning Yu
- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Jihua Laboratory, Foshan, 528200, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning, 530006, China
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- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
- Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning, 530006, China
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering School of Life Science, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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Li C, Liu J, Qiu X, Yang X, Huang X, Zhang X. Photoswitchable and Reversible Fluorescent Eutectogels for Conformal Information Encryption. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202313971. [PMID: 37792427 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202313971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Smart fluorescent materials that can respond to environmental stimuli are of great importance in the fields of information encryption and anti-counterfeiting. However, traditional fluorescent materials usually face problems such as lack of tunable fluorescence and insufficient surface-adaptive adhesion, hindering their practical applications. Herein, inspired by the glowing sucker octopus, we present a novel strategy to fabricate a reversible fluorescent eutectogel with high transparency, adhesive and self-healing performance for conformal information encryption and anti-counterfeiting. Using anthracene as luminescent unit, the eutectogel exhibits photoswitchable fluorescence and can therefore be reversibly written/erased with patterns by non-contact stimulation. Additionally, different from mechanically irreversible adhesion via glue, the eutectogel can adhere to various irregular substrates over a wide temperature range (-20 to 65 °C) and conformally deform more than 1000 times without peeling off. Furthermore, by exploiting surface-adaptive adhesion, high transparency and good stretchability of the eutectogel, dual encryption can be achieved under UV and stretching conditions to further improve the security level. This study should provide a promising strategy for the future development of advanced intelligent anti-counterfeiting materials.
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- Changchun Li
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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Li X, Wu Z, Li B, Xing Y, Huang P, Liu L. Selaginella lepidophylla-Inspired Multi-Stimulus Cooperative Control MXene-Based Flexible Actuator. Soft Robot 2023; 10:861-872. [PMID: 37335927 DOI: 10.1089/soro.2022.0140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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Predictable bending deformation, high cycle stability, and multimode complex motion have always been the goals pursued in the field of flexible robots. In this study, inspired by the delicate structure and humidity response characteristics of Selaginella lepidophylla, a new multilevel assisted assembly strategy was developed to construct MXene-CoFe2O4 (MXCFO) flexible actuators with different concentration gradients, to achieve predictable bending deformation and multi-stimulus cooperative control of the actuators, revealing the intrinsic link between the gradient change and the bending deformation ability of the actuator. The thickness of the actuator shows uniformity compared with the common layer-by-layer assembly strategy. And, the bionic gradient structured actuator shows high cycle stability, and it maintains excellent interlayer bonding after bending 100 times. The flexible robots designed based on the predictable bending deformation and the multi-stimulus cooperative response characteristics of the actuator initially realize conceptual models of humidity monitoring, climbing, grasping, cargo transportation, and drug delivery. The designed bionic gradient structure and unbound multi-stimulus cooperative control strategy may show great potential in the design and development of robots in the future.
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- Xiang Li
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Lee Y, Koehler F, Dillon T, Loke G, Kim Y, Marion J, Antonini MJ, Garwood I, Sahasrabudhe A, Nagao K, Zhao X, Fink Y, Roche ET, Anikeeva P. Magnetically Actuated Fiber-Based Soft Robots. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2301916. [PMID: 37269476 PMCID: PMC10526629 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202301916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Broad adoption of magnetic soft robotics is hampered by the sophisticated field paradigms for their manipulation and the complexities in controlling multiple devices. Furthermore, high-throughput fabrication of such devices across spatial scales remains challenging. Here, advances in fiber-based actuators and magnetic elastomer composites are leveraged to create 3D magnetic soft robots controlled by unidirectional fields. Thermally drawn elastomeric fibers are instrumented with a magnetic composite synthesized to withstand strains exceeding 600%. A combination of strain and magnetization engineering in these fibers enables programming of 3D robots capable of crawling or walking in magnetic fields orthogonal to the plane of motion. Magnetic robots act as cargo carriers, and multiple robots can be controlled simultaneously and in opposing directions using a single stationary electromagnet. The scalable approach to fabrication and control of magnetic soft robots invites their future applications in constrained environments where complex fields cannot be readily deployed.
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- Youngbin Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Harvard/MIT Health Science & Technology Graduate Program; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Wang D, Chen Z, Li M, Hou Z, Zhan C, Zheng Q, Wang D, Wang X, Cheng M, Hu W, Dong B, Shi F, Sitti M. Bioinspired rotary flight of light-driven composite films. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5070. [PMID: 37604907 PMCID: PMC10442326 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40827-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023] Open
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Light-driven actuators have great potential in different types of applications. However, it is still challenging to apply them in flying devices owing to their slow response, small deflection and force output and low frequency response. Herein, inspired by the structure of vine maple seeds, we report a helicopter-like rotary flying photoactuator (in response to 0.6 W/cm2 near-infrared (NIR) light) with ultrafast rotation (~7200 revolutions per minute) and rapid response (~650 ms). This photoactuator is operated based on a fundamentally different mechanism that depends on the synergistic interactions between the photothermal graphene and the hygroscopic agar/silk fibroin components, the subsequent aerodynamically favorable airscrew formation, the jet propulsion, and the aerodynamics-based flying. The soft helicopter-like photoactuator exhibits controlled flight and steering behaviors, making it promising for applications in soft robotics and other miniature devices.
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- Dan Wang
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials & Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials & Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials & Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Physical Intelligence Department, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials & Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials & Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials & Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials & Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials & Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Physical Intelligence Department, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials & Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials & Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- Physical Intelligence Department, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany.
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zürich, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland.
- School of Medicine and College of Engineering, Koç University, 34450, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Yang X, Guo Y, Kong L, Lu J, Lin B, Xu C. Biobased epoxidized natural rubber/sodium carboxymethyl cellulose composites with enhanced strength and healing ability. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 242:124681. [PMID: 37141968 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Conventional vulcanized rubbers cause a non-negligible waste of resources due to the formation of 3D irreversible covalently cross-linked networks. The introduction of reversible covalent bonds, such as reversible disulfide bonds, into the rubber network, is an available solution to the above problem. However, the mechanical properties of rubber with only reversible disulfide bonds cannot meet most practical applications. In this paper, a strengthened bio-based epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) composite reinforced by sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (SCMC) was prepared. SCMC forms a mass of hydrogen bonds between its hydroxyl groups and the hydrophilic groups of ENR chain, which gives the ENR/2,2'-Dithiodibenzoic acid (DTSA)/SCMC composites an enhanced mechanical performance. With 20 phr SCMC, the tensile strength of the composite increases from 3.0 to 10.4 MPa, which is almost 3.5 times that of the ENR/DTSA composite without SCMC. Simultaneously, DTSA covalently cross-linked ENR with the introduction of reversible disulfide bonds, which enables the cross-linked network to rearrange its topology at low temperatures and thus endows the ENR/DTSA/SCMC composites with healing properties. The ENR/DTSA/SCMC-10 composite has a considerable healing efficiency of about 96 % after healing at 80 °C for 12 h.
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- Xueli Yang
- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, No. 100, Daxuedong Road, Xixiangtang District, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, No. 100, Daxuedong Road, Xixiangtang District, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, No. 100, Daxuedong Road, Xixiangtang District, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, No. 100, Daxuedong Road, Xixiangtang District, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, No. 100, Daxuedong Road, Xixiangtang District, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, No. 100, Daxuedong Road, Xixiangtang District, Nanning 530004, China.
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Sun W, Xu J, Song J, Chen Y, Lv Z, Cheng Y, Zhang L. Self-healing of electrical damage in insulating robust epoxy containing dynamic fluorine-substituted carbamate bonds for green dielectrics. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023. [PMID: 37070696 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh00040k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Power systems and electrical grids are critical for the development of renewable energy. Electrical treeing is one of the major factors that lead to electrical damage in insulating dielectrics and decline in the reliability of power equipment and ultimately results in catastrophic failure. Here, we demonstrate that bulk epoxy damaged by electrical treeing is able to efficiently heal repeatedly to recover its original robust performance. The classical dilemma between the insulating properties and electrical-damage healability is overcome by dynamic fluorinated carbamate bonds. Moreover, the dynamic bond enables the epoxy to have admirable degradability, which is demonstrated to be used as an attractive green degradable insulation coating. When used as a matrix for fiber-reinforced composites, the reclaimed glass fibers after decomposing the epoxy maintained their original morphology and functionality. This design provides a novel approach for developing smart and green dielectrics to enhance the reliability, sustainability and lifespan of power equipment and electronics.
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- Wenjie Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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Yang L, Li L, Lu J, Lin B, Fu L, Xu C. Flexible Photothermal Materials with Controllable Accurate Healing and Reversible Adhesive Abilities. Macromolecules 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.3c00372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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- Li Yang
- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, No. 100, Daxuedong Road, Xixiangtang District, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, No. 100, Daxuedong Road, Xixiangtang District, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, No. 100, Daxuedong Road, Xixiangtang District, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, No. 100, Daxuedong Road, Xixiangtang District, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, No. 100, Daxuedong Road, Xixiangtang District, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, No. 100, Daxuedong Road, Xixiangtang District, Nanning 530004, China
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Huang Z, Cui Q, Yang X, Wang F, Zhang X. An evaluation model to predict microplastics generation from polystyrene foams and experimental verification. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 446:130673. [PMID: 36580782 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Microplastics (MPs) have caused global concerns due to their detrimental effects on ecosystems and even humans. Recycling aged plastic products ahead of MPs generation can be an effective approach to mitigate increasingly serious microplastic pollution. However, predicting MPs generation remains a great challenge. In this regard, we report a simulation method through associating plastics aging with mechanical failure on a time scale to predict MPs generation and give an experimental verification. The results indicate that the proposed evaluation method has high accuracy for predicting MPs generation from aged polystyrene foams. Under conditions of ultraviolet (UV) irradiation and heat for 1000 h, the aged polystyrene foam generate significant microplastics (6.78 × 106 particles/cm3) by water scouring force after the expected aging time (400 h). Furthermore, the experiment results verify the synergistic effect of UV irradiation and heat on polystyrene MPs generation. This work suggests a new strategy to predict MPs generation from aged plastics in complex environments, which provides meaningful guidance for the use and recycling of plastic products.
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- Zhuo Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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Cecchini L, Mariani S, Ronzan M, Mondini A, Pugno NM, Mazzolai B. 4D Printing of Humidity-Driven Seed Inspired Soft Robots. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2205146. [PMID: 36725304 PMCID: PMC10037692 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Geraniaceae seeds represent a role model in soft robotics thanks to their ability to move autonomously across and into the soil driven by humidity changes. The secret behind their mobility and adaptivity is embodied in the hierarchical structures and anatomical features of the biological hygroscopic tissues, geometrically designed to be selectively responsive to environmental humidity. Following a bioinspired approach, the internal structure and biomechanics of Pelargonium appendiculatum (L.f.) Willd seeds are investigated to develop a model for the design of a soft robot. The authors exploit the re-shaping ability of 4D printed materials to fabricate a seed-like soft robot, according to the natural specifications and model, and using biodegradable and hygroscopic polymers. The robot mimics the movement and performances of the natural seed, reaching a torque value of ≈30 µN m, an extensional force of ≈2.5 mN and it is capable to lift ≈100 times its own weight. Driven by environmental humidity changes, the artificial seed is able to explore a sample soil, adapting its morphology to interact with soil roughness and cracks.
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- Luca Cecchini
- Bioinspired Soft Robotics LaboratoryIstituto Italiano di TecnologiaVia Morego 30Genova16163Italy
- Laboratory for BioinspiredBionicNanoMeta Materials and MechanicsDepartment of CivilEnvironmental and Mechanical EngineeringUniversity di TrentoVia Mesiano 77Trento38123Italy
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- Bioinspired Soft Robotics LaboratoryIstituto Italiano di TecnologiaVia Morego 30Genova16163Italy
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- Bioinspired Soft Robotics LaboratoryIstituto Italiano di TecnologiaVia Morego 30Genova16163Italy
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- Bioinspired Soft Robotics LaboratoryIstituto Italiano di TecnologiaVia Morego 30Genova16163Italy
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- Laboratory for BioinspiredBionicNanoMeta Materials and MechanicsDepartment of CivilEnvironmental and Mechanical EngineeringUniversity di TrentoVia Mesiano 77Trento38123Italy
- School of Engineering and Materials ScienceQueen Mary University of LondonMile End RoadLondonE1 4NSUK
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- Bioinspired Soft Robotics LaboratoryIstituto Italiano di TecnologiaVia Morego 30Genova16163Italy
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Ultrarobust subzero healable materials enabled by polyphenol nano-assemblies. Nat Commun 2023; 14:814. [PMID: 36781865 PMCID: PMC9925762 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36461-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Bio-inspired self-healing materials hold great promise for applications in wearable electronics, artificial muscles and soft robots, etc. However, self-healing at subzero temperatures remains a great challenge because the reconstruction of interactions will experience resistance of the frozen segments. Here, we present an ultrarobust subzero healable glassy polymer by incorporating polyphenol nano-assemblies with a large number of end groups into polymerizable deep eutectic solvent elastomers. The combination of multiple dynamic bonds and rapid secondary relaxations with low activation energy barrier provides a promising method to overcome the limited self-healing ability of glassy polymers, which can rarely be achieved by conventional dynamic cross-linking. The resulted material exhibits remarkably improved adhesion force at low temperature (promotes 30 times), excellent mechanical properties (30.6 MPa) and desired subzero healing efficiencies (85.7% at -20 °C). We further demonstrated that the material also possesses reliable cryogenic strain-sensing and functional-healing ability. This work provides a viable approach to fabricate ultrarobust subzero healable glassy polymers that are applicable for winter sports wearable devices, subzero temperature-suitable robots and artificial muscles.
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Xu C, Jiang Z, Zhong T, Chen C, Ren W, Sun T, Fu F. Multi-strand Fibers with Hierarchical Helical Structures Driven by Water or Moisture for Soft Actuators. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:2243-2252. [PMID: 36687042 PMCID: PMC9850490 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Smart actuators that combine excellent mechanical properties and responsive actuating performance like biological muscles have attracted considerable attention. In this study, a water/humidity responsive actuator, consisting of multi-strand carboxyl methyl cellulose (CMC) fibers with helical structures, was prepared using wet-spinning and twisting methods. The results showed that owing to the multi-strand structure, the actuator consisted of one-, two-, three-, and four-strand helical fibers, thus achieving a combination of high strength (∼27 MPa), high toughness (>10.34 MJ/m3), and large load limit (>0.30 N), which enable the actuator to theoretically withstand a weight that is at least 20,000 times its weight. Meanwhile, owing to the excellent moisture-responsive ability of CMC, the actuator, with a 5 g load, could achieve untwisting motion. Additionally, its maximum speed was approximately 2158 ± 233 rpm/m under water stimulation, whereas the recovery speed could reach 804 ± 44 rpm/m. Moreover, this untwisting-recovery reversible process was cyclic, whereas the shape and the actuating speed of the actuator remained stable after more than 150 cycles. The actuator improved the load limit that the fiber could withstand when driving under stimulation, thereby enabling the actuator to lift or move heavy objects like human muscles when executing spontaneously under external stimuli. This result shows considerable potential applications in artificial muscles and biomimetic robots.
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- Chenxue Xu
- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Research Center for Advanced
Mirco- and Nano-Fabrication Materials, Shanghai
University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Research Center for Advanced
Mirco- and Nano-Fabrication Materials, Shanghai
University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, P. R. China
- Science and Technology on
Advanced Ceramic
Fibers and Composites Laboratory, National
University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, P. R.
China
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- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Research Center for Advanced
Mirco- and Nano-Fabrication Materials, Shanghai
University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Research Center for Advanced
Mirco- and Nano-Fabrication Materials, Shanghai
University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Research Center for Advanced
Mirco- and Nano-Fabrication Materials, Shanghai
University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Research Center for Advanced
Mirco- and Nano-Fabrication Materials, Shanghai
University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, P. R. China
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- School
of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing 210094, China
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Wang L, Liu Y, Hao N, Qiao Y, Zeng W, Wei L, Du A. Combining multiple hydrogen bonds and boronic ester chemistry towards mechanically robust and creep resisting elastomer vitrimer. POLYMER 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Li W, Wu C, Xiong Z, Liang C, Li Z, Liu B, Cao Q, Wang J, Tang J, Li D. Self-driven magnetorobots for recyclable and scalable micro/nanoplastic removal from nonmarine waters. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eade1731. [PMID: 36351008 PMCID: PMC9645706 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade1731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
Micro/nanoplastic (MNP) contamination in nonmarine waters has evolved into a notable ecotoxicological threat to the global ecosystem. However, existing strategies for MNP removal are typically limited to chemical flocculation or physical filtering that often fails to decontaminate plastic particulates with ultrasmall sizes or ultralow concentrations. Here, we report a self-driven magnetorobot comprising magnetizable ion-exchange resin sphere that can be used to dynamically remove or separate MNPs from nonmarine waters. As a result of the long-range electrophoretic attraction established by recyclable ion-exchange resin, the magnetorobot shows sustainable removal efficiency of >90% over 100 treatment cycles, with verified broad applicability to varying plastic compositions, sizes, and shapes as well as nonmarine water samples. Our work may facilitate industry-scale MNP removal with affordable cost and minimal secondary pollution and suggests an appealing strategy based on self-propelled micro/nanorobots to sample and assess nanoplastics in aqueous environment.
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- Wanyuan Li
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Jinan University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Jinan University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Jinan University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Jinan University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Jinan University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Jinan University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Jinan University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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Wang M, Rojas OJ, Ning L, Li Y, Niu X, Shi X, Qi H. Liquid metal and Mxene enable self-healing soft electronics based on double networks of bacterial cellulose hydrogels. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 301:120330. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Urade AR, Lahiri I, Suresh KS. Graphene Properties, Synthesis and Applications: A Review. JOM (WARRENDALE, PA. : 1989) 2022; 75:614-630. [PMID: 36267692 PMCID: PMC9568937 DOI: 10.1007/s11837-022-05505-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
We have evaluated some of the most recent breakthroughs in the synthesis and applications of graphene and graphene-based nanomaterials. This review includes three major categories. The first section consists of an overview of the structure and properties, including thermal, optical, and electrical transport. Recent developments in the synthesis techniques are elaborated in the second section. A number of top-down strategies for the synthesis of graphene, including exfoliation and chemical reduction of graphene oxide, are discussed. A few bottom-up synthesis methods for graphene are also covered, including thermal chemical vapor deposition, plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition, thermal decomposition of silicon, unzipping of carbon nanotubes, and others. The final section provides the recent innovations in graphene applications and the commercial availability of graphene-based devices.
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- Akanksha R. Urade
- Centre of Excellence: Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667 India
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- Centre of Excellence: Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667 India
- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667 India
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667 India
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