posted on 2025-01-28, 02:55authored bySatoshi Watanabe, Kazuki Arikawa
The rod-shape soft actuator was fabricated by pasting Nd3+ and Yb3+-coordinated interpenetrated gels consisting of thermosensitive and acryl anion polymers. The actuator was exposed to near-infrared light at 808 nm and 980 nm in water at 25 °C to bend the left and right sides in the video, respectively.
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Multi wavelength responsive soft actuators containing photothermal rare-earth-nanomaterials