Low-voltage switching of crease patterns on hydrogel surfaces

Ben Xu, Ryan Hayward

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Abstract

We report electrically driven creasing of polyelectrolye hydrogel surfaces with low switching voltages (2–4 V). Deep creases (up to 70% of the swelled film thickness) can be reversibly formed and eliminated on time-scales of a few seconds, with control of crease locations by micro-patterning of underlying electrodes.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5555-5559
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume25
Issue number39
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Keywords

  • surface instability
  • electromechanical deformation
  • hydrogel

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