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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