Issue 36, 2017

Temporal and spatial programming in soft composite hydrogel objects

Abstract

Soft composite hydrogel objects formed from the biopolymer sodium alginate, the enzyme urease, and oil droplets are formed by a simple gelation procedure to produce autonomous bodies with both time and spatial programming. These continuous objects of non-uniform dimensional composition selectively respond to an environmental stimulus of urea and change colour or disintegrate at pre-defined locations within the hydrogel structure after pre-set time intervals. The spatial and temporal responses of these hydrogels to an environmental stimulus are valuable tools in areas such as soft robotics.

Graphical abstract: Temporal and spatial programming in soft composite hydrogel objects

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 jul 2017
Accepted
01 aug 2017
First published
01 aug 2017

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2017,5, 7491-7495

Temporal and spatial programming in soft composite hydrogel objects

R. W. Jaggers and S. A. F. Bon, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2017, 5, 7491 DOI: 10.1039/C7TB02011B

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