Citation: Xin Peng, Tian-qi Liu, Cong Shang, Chen Jiao, Hui-liang Wang. Mechanically Strong Janus Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/Graphene Oxide Hydrogels as Thermo-responsive Soft Robots[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, ;2017, 35(10): 1268-1275. doi: 10.1007/s10118-017-1970-1 shu

Mechanically Strong Janus Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/Graphene Oxide Hydrogels as Thermo-responsive Soft Robots

Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China

Corresponding author: Hui-liang Wang, wanghl@bnu.edu.cn
Received Date: 13 April 2017
Revised Date: 2 May 2017
Accepted Date: 4 May 2017

Fund Project: the National Natural Science Foundation of China 21274013

Simple preparation of stimuli-responsive hydrogels with good mechanical properties and mild stimuli-responsiveness is essential for their applications as smart soft robots. Mechanically strong Janus poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/graphene oxide (PNIPAM/GO) nanocomposite hydrogels with stimuli-responsive bending behaviors are prepared through a simple one-step method by using molds made of a Teflon plate and a glass plate. Residual oxygen in the air bubbles on the Teflon plate surface affects the polymerization and hence the cross-linking density, leading to the different swelling/deswelling rates of the two sides of the gels. Therefore, the hydrogels exhibit bending/unbending behaviors upon heating/cooling in water. The incorporation of GO nanosheets dramatically enhances the mechanical properties of Janus hydrogels. Meanwhile, the photo-responsive property of the GO nanosheets also imparts the hydrogels with remote-controllable deformation under IR irradiation. The application of the Janus PNIPAM/GO hydrogels as thermo-responsive grippers is demonstrated.
- Stimuli-responsive hydrogels,
- Soft robots,
- Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide),
- Graphene oxide,
- Mechanical properties
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