Bioinspired Multistimuli-Induced Synergistic Changes in Color and Shape of Hydrogel and Actuator Based on Fluorescent Microgels.

ABSTRACT: Fluorescent hydrogels have emerged as one of the most promising candidates for developing biomimetic materials and artificial intelligence owing to their unique fluorescence and responsive properties. However, it is still challenging to fabricate hydrogel that exhibits synergistic changes in fluorescence color and shape in response to multistimulus via a simple method. Herein, blue- and orange-emitting fluorescent microgels (MGs) both are designed and synthesized with pH-, thermal-, and cationic-sensitivity via one-step polymerization, respectively. The two fluorescent MGs are incorporated into transparent doubly crosslinked microgel (DX MG) hydrogels with a preset ratio. The DX MG hydrogels can tune the fluorescent color accompanied by size variation via subjecting to external multistimul

SUBMITTER: Lu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10797463 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature