| Literature DB >> 25864515 |
Shannon E Bakarich1,2, Robert Gorkin1, Marc in het Panhuis1,3, Geoffrey M Spinks1,2.
Abstract
A smart valve is created by 4D printing of hydrogels that are both mechanically robust and thermally actuating. The printed hydrogels are made up of an interpenetrating network of alginate and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide). 4D structures are created by printing the "dynamic" hydrogel ink alongside other static materials.Entities:
Keywords: actuator; additive manufacturing; hydrogel; smart valve
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25864515 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201500079
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Macromol Rapid Commun ISSN: 1022-1336 Impact factor: 5.734