Issue 2, 2021

Recent advances in stimuli-responsive polymers for sensing and actuation

Abstract

Stimuli-responsive polymers (SRPs) are capable of changing their solubility, conformation, and volume in response to external stimuli. By understanding the nature of the responsivity and the synthetic challenges, new SRPs can be synthesized with enhanced responsivities at scales that will allow their use in the real world. In this review, many fundamental concepts and recent advances in SRPs for sensing and actuation are presented. A variety of sensors that can respond to physiologically relevant species and stimuli are reviewed, including temperature/pH, proteins, glucose and ions. The review also includes examples of the use of SRPs for artificial muscles, soft robots, cell culture, and drug delivery.

Graphical abstract: Recent advances in stimuli-responsive polymers for sensing and actuation

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
16 Sep 2020
Accepted
19 Jan 2021
First published
29 Jan 2021

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2021,6, 108-121

Recent advances in stimuli-responsive polymers for sensing and actuation

L. Hu, T. Shu, Y. Wan, C. Fang, F. Gao and M. J. Serpe, Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2021, 6, 108 DOI: 10.1039/D0ME00133C

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