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Fracture Toughness and Blocking Force of Temperature-Sensitive PolyNIPAAm and Alginate Hybrid Gels
In the field of actuator materials, hydrogels that undergo large volume changes in response to external stimuli have been developed for a variety of promising applications. However, most conventional hydrogels are brittle and therefore rupture when they are stretched to moderate strains (~50%). Thus...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9140800/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35621622 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/gels8050324 |
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author | Kim, Yong-Woo Kim, Do Yoon Sun, Jeong-Yun |
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description | In the field of actuator materials, hydrogels that undergo large volume changes in response to external stimuli have been developed for a variety of promising applications. However, most conventional hydrogels are brittle and therefore rupture when they are stretched to moderate strains (~50%). Thus, gels to be used for actuators still require improved mechanical properties and actuation performance. In this study, we synthesized a tough and thermo-sensitive hydrogel with a large actuation force by forming interpenetrating networks between covalently crosslinked poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and ionically crosslinked alginate. Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) was used as a thermo-sensitive actuation material, and alginate was found to enhance the mechanical properties of the hydrogels. Due to the enhanced elastic modulus and energy dissipation in the hybrid gel, the toughness was increased by a factor of 60 over that of pure PNIPAAm gel. Further, based on the results showing that the hybrid gel exhibits an actuation force that is seven times higher than that of pure PNIPAAm gel, the hybrid gel is more applicable to real actuators. |
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spelling | pubmed-91408002022-05-28 Fracture Toughness and Blocking Force of Temperature-Sensitive PolyNIPAAm and Alginate Hybrid Gels Kim, Yong-Woo Kim, Do Yoon Sun, Jeong-Yun Gels Article In the field of actuator materials, hydrogels that undergo large volume changes in response to external stimuli have been developed for a variety of promising applications. However, most conventional hydrogels are brittle and therefore rupture when they are stretched to moderate strains (~50%). Thus, gels to be used for actuators still require improved mechanical properties and actuation performance. In this study, we synthesized a tough and thermo-sensitive hydrogel with a large actuation force by forming interpenetrating networks between covalently crosslinked poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and ionically crosslinked alginate. Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) was used as a thermo-sensitive actuation material, and alginate was found to enhance the mechanical properties of the hydrogels. Due to the enhanced elastic modulus and energy dissipation in the hybrid gel, the toughness was increased by a factor of 60 over that of pure PNIPAAm gel. Further, based on the results showing that the hybrid gel exhibits an actuation force that is seven times higher than that of pure PNIPAAm gel, the hybrid gel is more applicable to real actuators. MDPI 2022-05-23 /pmc/articles/PMC9140800/ /pubmed/35621622 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/gels8050324 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Kim, Yong-Woo Kim, Do Yoon Sun, Jeong-Yun Fracture Toughness and Blocking Force of Temperature-Sensitive PolyNIPAAm and Alginate Hybrid Gels |
title | Fracture Toughness and Blocking Force of Temperature-Sensitive PolyNIPAAm and Alginate Hybrid Gels |
title_full | Fracture Toughness and Blocking Force of Temperature-Sensitive PolyNIPAAm and Alginate Hybrid Gels |
title_fullStr | Fracture Toughness and Blocking Force of Temperature-Sensitive PolyNIPAAm and Alginate Hybrid Gels |
title_full_unstemmed | Fracture Toughness and Blocking Force of Temperature-Sensitive PolyNIPAAm and Alginate Hybrid Gels |
title_short | Fracture Toughness and Blocking Force of Temperature-Sensitive PolyNIPAAm and Alginate Hybrid Gels |
title_sort | fracture toughness and blocking force of temperature-sensitive polynipaam and alginate hybrid gels |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9140800/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35621622 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/gels8050324 |
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