Supramolecular–covalent hybrid polymers for light-activated mechanical actuation

Li, Chuang; Iscen, Aysenur; Sai, Hiroaki; Sato, Kohei; Sather, Nicholas A.; Chin, Stacey M.; Álvarez, Zaida; Palmer, Liam C.; Schatz, George C.; Stupp, Samuel I.

doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0707-7

Title: Supramolecular–covalent hybrid polymers for light-activated mechanical actuation

Journal Article · Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Nature Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-020-0707-7· OSTI ID:1798324

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Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

The development of synthetic structures that mimic mechanical actuation in living matter such as autonomous translation and shape changes remains a grand challenge for materials science. In living systems the integration of supramolecular structures and covalent polymers contributes to the responsive behavior of membranes, muscles, and tendons, among others. In this work, we describe hybrid light-responsive soft materials composed of peptide amphiphile supramolecular polymers chemically bonded to spiropyran-based networks that expel water in response to visible light. The supramolecular polymers form a reversibly deformable and water-draining skeleton that mechanically reinforces the hybrid and can also be aligned by printing methods. The noncovalent skeleton embedded in the network thus enables faster bending and flattening actuation of objects, as well as longer steps during the light-driven crawling motion of macroscopic films. Our work suggests that hybrid bonding polymers, which integrate supramolecular assemblies and covalent networks, offer strategies for bottom-up design of soft matter that mimics living organisms.

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Research Organization:: Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science (CBES)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0000989; NNCI-1542205; ECCS-1542205; DMR-1720139

OSTI ID:: 1798324

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1822881; OSTI ID: 1846633

Journal Information:: Nature Materials, Vol. 19, Issue 8; ISSN 1476-1122

Publisher:: Springer Nature - Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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