In-air fast response and high speed jumping and rolling of a light-driven hydrogel actuator

Actuation of hydrogel actuators relies on slow swelling and de-swelling process which hampers its application in many fields. Here the authors report a light-powered in-air hydrogel actuator with remarkable performances including fast motion, speed and rapid response time.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mingtong Li, Xin Wang, Bin Dong, Metin Sitti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17775-4