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SUBMITTER: Yuk H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5296644 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yuk Hyunwoo H Lin Shaoting S Ma Chu C Takaffoli Mahdi M Fang Nicolas X NX Zhao Xuanhe X
Nature communications 20170201
Sea animals such as leptocephali develop tissues and organs composed of active transparent hydrogels to achieve agile motions and natural camouflage in water. Hydrogel-based actuators that can imitate the capabilities of leptocephali will enable new applications in diverse fields. However, existing hydrogel actuators, mostly osmotic-driven, are intrinsically low-speed and/or low-force; and their camouflage capabilities have not been explored. Here we show that hydraulic actuations of hydrogels w ...[more]