Tough, Healable, Photoresponsive Actuator Based on a Quadruple Hydrogen-Bond-Capped Slide-Ring Structure

Dandan Tian, Wenjing Ma, Lingji Zheng, Kaixuan Jiang, Hu He, Ruyi Sun

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Abstract

A tough self-healing supramolecular photoresponsive actuator based on a 2-urea-4[1H]-pyrimidinone (UPy)-terminated host-guest slide-ring structure was designed. The supramolecular gel was revealed to be stretchable and tough. It achieved a tensile strength of 2.25 MPa with elongation at break of 533% and could lift beyond 900 times its own weight. Based on the special structure, its photoresponsive motion was as fast as 55° within 40 s under 365 nm irradiation. The gel also showed highly efficient self-healable ability and quick responsivity to temperature and humidity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8641-8649
Number of pages9
JournalACS Applied Polymer Materials
Volume5
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Oct 2023

Keywords

  • healable hydrogel
  • host−guest interaction
  • photoresponsive actuator
  • quadruple hydrogen bonds
  • slide-ring structure

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