| Literature DB >> 24975743 |
Chunxin Ma1, Tiefeng Li, Qian Zhao, Xuxu Yang, Jingjun Wu, Yingwu Luo, Tao Xie.
Abstract
Inspired by the assembly of Lego toys, hydrogel building blocks with heterogeneous responsiveness are assembled utilizing macroscopic supramolecular recognition as the adhesion force. The Lego hydrogel provides 3D transformation upon pH variation. After disassembly of the building blocks by changing the oxidation state, they can be re-assembled into a completely new shape.Keywords: lego; responsive hydrogels; reversible adhesion; shape changing polymer; supramolecular interaction
Year: 2014 PMID: 24975743 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201402026
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Mater ISSN: 0935-9648 Impact factor: 30.849