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Stroganov, Vladislav ; Al-Hussein, Mahmoud ; Sommer, Jens-Uwe ; Janke, Andreas ; Zakharchenko, Svetlana ; Ionov, Leonid:
Reversible Thermosensitive Biodegradable Polymeric Actuators Based on Confined Crystallization.
In: Nano Letters.
Bd. 15
(2015)
Heft 3
.
- S. 1786-1790.
ISSN 1530-6992
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/nl5045023
Abstract
We discovered a new and unexpected effect of reversible actuation of ultrathin semicrystalline polymer films. The principle was demonstrated on the example of thin polycaprolactone-gelatin bilayer films. These films are unfolded at room temperature, fold at temperature above polycaprolactone melting point, and unfold again at room temperature. The actuation is based on reversible switching of the structure of the hydrophobic polymer (polycaprolactone) upon melting and crystallization. We hypothesize that the origin of this unexpected behavior is the orientation of polycaprolactone chains parallel to the surface of the film, which is retained even after melting and crystallization of the polymer or the “crystallization memory effect”. In this way, the crystallization generates a directed force, which causes bending of the film. We used this effect for the design of new generation of fully biodegradable thermoresponsive polymeric actuators, which are highly desirable for bionano-technological applications such as reversible encapsulation of cells and design of swimmers.
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| Publikationsform: | Artikel in einer Zeitschrift |
|---|---|
| Begutachteter Beitrag: | Ja |
| Institutionen der Universität: | Fakultäten > Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften > Professur Biofabrikation > Professur Biofabrikation - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Leonid Ionov Fakultäten Fakultäten > Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften Fakultäten > Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften > Professur Biofabrikation |
| Titel an der UBT entstanden: | Ja |
| Themengebiete aus DDC: | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 540 Chemie |
| Eingestellt am: | 22 Jun 2017 15:28 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 10 Mär 2022 10:13 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/37763 |