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Biomimetic Janus Paper with Controllable Swelling for Shape Memory and Energy Conversion

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Being inspired by the “seismonastic reaction” of Mimosa pudica, an asymmetric swelling system was constructed to induce the controllable directional deformation of filter paper. In this work, multifunctional biomimetic Janus paper was facilely fabricated via depositing poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) on one side of Qualitative Filter Paper (QFP), the permeation of polymer solutions within filter paper was well controlled during fabrication. The wetting and swelling behavior of the prepared Janus paper were detected. The Janus paper showed controllable swelling-induced deformations in water. Both the degree and orientation of the deformation were fully investigated. On the one hand, the degree of deformation depends on the gradient wettability and hygroscopicity of the Janus paper, on the other hand, the orientation of deformation is related to the storage and release of stress. Additionally, the steady deformation during swelling endows the Janus paper with novel shape memory property both under idling and loading conditions. The Janus paper was also applied to achieve reversible energy conversion from the swelling potential energy to mechanical potential energy.

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This work is supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51522510, 51675513 and 51735013).

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  2. State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730070, China

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Tian, P., Guo, Z. Biomimetic Janus Paper with Controllable Swelling for Shape Memory and Energy Conversion. J Bionic Eng 16, 1–12 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42235-019-0001-z

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