A bilayer hydrogel actuator based on a microgel island-bridge structure for integrated sensor arrays and intelligent rehabilitation systems.

Qi Liu¹, Tianzong Jiang¹, Shili Gai¹, Bingchen Zhou¹, Yanqi Yin¹, Zewei Sun¹, Zhenyu Wu², Jun Liu¹, He Ding^1,3, Piaoping Yang¹

¹Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China. gaishili@hrbeu.edu.cn.

²Harbin Marine Boiler &Turbine Research Institute, Harbin, 150078, P. R. China.

³Yangtze Delta Region Advanced Research Institute of Harbin Engineering University, Nantong, 226010, P. R. China.

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Abstract

With the aging global population and rising chronic diseases, intelligent rehabilitation systems gain attention. Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) hydrogels show a thermo-responsive phase change and flexibility but suffer from poor mechanical properties and single functionality. Herein, a dual-network PNIPAM-polyacrylamide-microgel hydrogel (P-M) with a microgel island-bridge structure is desig…

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