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Approaches of combining a 3D-printed elastic structure and a hydrogel to create models for plant-inspired actuators
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Marc Behl,
Patricia Soffiatti,
Nick P. Rowe,
Andreas Lendlein
MRS Advances, Volume: 6, Issue: 25, Pages: 625 - 630
Swansea University Author:
Anil Bastola
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DOI (Published version): 10.1557/s43580-021-00081-6
Abstract
Inspired by the interesting functional traits of a climbing cactus, Selenicereus setaceus, found in the forest formations of Southeastern Brazil, we formulated a hypothesis that we can directly learn from the plants to develop multi-functional artificial systems by means of a multi-disciplinary appr...
| Published in: | MRS Advances |
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| ISSN: | 2059-8521 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2021
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65767 |
| Abstract: |
Inspired by the interesting functional traits of a climbing cactus, Selenicereus setaceus, found in the forest formations of Southeastern Brazil, we formulated a hypothesis that we can directly learn from the plants to develop multi-functional artificial systems by means of a multi-disciplinary approach. In this context, our approach is to take advantage of 3D-printing techniques and shape-memory hydrogels synergistically to mimic the functional traits of the cactus. This work reports on the preliminary investigation of cactus-inspired artificial systems. First, we 3D-printed soft polymeric materials and characterized them, which defines the structure and is a passive component of a multi-material system. Second, different hydrogels were synthesized and characterized, which is an active component of a multi-material system. Finally, we investigated how the hydrogel can be integrated into the 3D-printed constructs to develop artificial functional systems. |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL. |
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25 |
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625 |
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630 |