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Article Dans Une Revue MRS Advances Année : 2021

Approaches of combining a 3D-printed elastic structure and a hydrogel to create models for plant-inspired actuators

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Inspired by the interesting functional traits of a climbing cactus, Selenicereus setaceus, found in the forest formations of Southeastern Brazil, we formulated a hypothesis that we can directly learn from the plants to develop multi-functional artificial systems by means of a multi-disciplinary approach. In this context, our approach is to take advantage of 3D-printing techniques and shape-memory hydrogels synergistically to mimic the functional traits of the cactus. This work reports on the preliminary investigation of cactus-inspired artificial systems. First, we 3D-printed soft polymeric materials and characterized them, which defines the structure and is a passive component of a multi-material system. Second, different hydrogels were synthesized and characterized, which is an active component of a multi-material system. Finally, we investigated how the hydrogel can be integrated into the 3D-printed constructs to develop artificial functional systems. Graphic abstract
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hal-03448582 , version 1 (25-11-2021)

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Nadia Rodriguez, Anil K Bastola, Marc Behl, Patricia Soffiatti, Nick P Rowe, et al.. Approaches of combining a 3D-printed elastic structure and a hydrogel to create models for plant-inspired actuators. MRS Advances, 2021, 6 (25), pp.625-630. ⟨10.1557/s43580-021-00081-6⟩. ⟨hal-03448582⟩
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