{"id":48,"date":"2016-12-12T12:04:29","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T17:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbe.ncsu.edu\/velevgroup\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2020-03-18T21:27:59","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T01:27:59","slug":"responsive-soft-materials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cbe.ncsu.edu\/velevgroup\/research\/responsive-soft-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsive Soft Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Research Description<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Velev group is a leader in the emerging research area of constructing “soft robots” from hydrogels. The latest research revealed new hydrogel actuators, “walkers” and soft robotic prototypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous Projects<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Engineering new classes of soft matter actuators from polyelectrolyte hydrogels<\/strong> Daniel Morales<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Materials with New Functionalities Imparted by Microfluidics<\/strong> <\/em>A. Burak U\u00e7ar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soft Electronics Based on Water Gels<\/strong> <\/em>Hyung Jun Koo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydrogel and Biogenic Self-Propelling Particles<\/strong> Rachita Sharma<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remotely Powered Self-Propelling Particles Based on Miniature Diodes<\/strong> Suk Tai Chang<\/a> <\/em>& <\/em>Rachita Sharma<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representative Publications<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Morales, D.; Palleau, E.; Dickey, M. D.,; Velev, O. D. Electro-actuated hydrogel walkers with dual responsive legs.\u00a0Soft Matter<\/em>\u00a02014<\/strong>,\u00a010<\/em>, 1337-1348.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palleau, E.; Morales, D.; Dickey, M. D.; Velev, O. D. Reversible patterning and actuation of hydrogels by electrically assisted ionoprinting.\u00a0Nature Comm.<\/em>2013<\/strong>,\u00a04<\/em>, 2257(1-7).<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koo, H.-J.; Velev, O. D. Regenerable photovoltaic devices with a hydrogel-embedded microvascular network.\u00a0Sci. Rep. (Nature)<\/em>\u00a02013<\/strong>,\u00a03<\/em>, 2357(1-6).<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koo, H.-J.; Velev, O. D. Ionic current devices\u2014Recent progress in the merging of electronic, microfluidic, and biomimetic structures.\u00a0Biomicrofluidics<\/em>2013<\/strong>,\u00a07<\/em>, 031501(1-10).<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koo, H.-J.; So, J.-H.; Dickey, M. D.; Velev, O. D. Towards All-Soft Matter Circuits: Prototypes of Quasi-Liquid Devices with Memristor Characteristics.Advanced Materials<\/em>\u00a02011<\/strong>,\u00a023<\/em>, 3559\u20133564.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koo, H.-J.; Chang, S. T.; Velev, O. D. Ion-current diode with aqueous gel\/SiO2<\/sub>\u00a0nanofilm interfaces.\u00a0Small<\/em>\u00a02010<\/strong>,\u00a06<\/em>, 1393\u20131397.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cayre, O. J.; Chang, S. T.; Velev, O. D. Polyelectrolyte diode: Nonlinear current response of a junction between aqueous ionic gels.\u00a0Journal of the American Chemical Society<\/em>\u00a02007<\/strong>,\u00a0129<\/em>, 10801\u201310806.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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