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First jump of microgel; actuation speed enhancement by elastic instability

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Authors

Lee, Howon; Xia, Chunguang; Fang, Nicholas X.

Issue Date
2010-08
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Citation
Soft Matter, Vol.6 No.18, pp.4342-4345
Abstract
Swelling-induced snap-buckling in a 3D micro hydrogel device, inspired by the insect-trapping action of Venus flytrap, makes it possible to generate astonishingly fast actuation. We demonstrate that elastic energy is effectively stored and quickly released from the device by incorporating elastic instability. Utilizing its rapid actuation speed, the device can even jump by itself upon wetting.
ISSN
1744-683X
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/201830
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/c0sm00092b
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