Shape memory/change effect in a double network nanocomposite tough hydrogel
作者：Ji Liang Zhang, Wei Min Huang, Guorong Gao, Jun Fu, Ye Zhou, Abhijit Vijay Salvekar, Subbu
關鍵字：shape memory, hydrogel
論文來源：期刊
具體來源：European Polymer Journal, 2014, 58, 41-51
發表時間：2014年
In this paper, we present a systematic investigation on the shape memory/change effect in a double network nanocomposite tough hydrogel. Water-content dependency of the response of this hydrogel to heating and wetting by water is confirmed. Since this hydrogel is tough (even after being fully wetted in water) and has a relatively lower swelling ratio, apart from conventional shape memory/change effect as in ordinary hydrogels, additional features have been realized. These features include heating induced shape memory effect utilizing the absorbed water as the transition component, mechano-responsive shape change effect after water wetting and water-induced shape memory effect.