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Reconfigurable micro–nanostructures have been largely used in the development of modern photocontrol technology. In this work, a dynamically adjustable hydrogel of supramolecule structures is realized by molecule self-assembly and cross-link in microscale. Calculations based on the molecule modeling systematically illuminate the assembly process and the mechanism of the dynamically adjustable micro–nanostructure. The transmittance changes of the hydrogel, which are measured in the visible-light range before and after electric heating, show outstanding light-control function. Thus, the one-step fabrication, bio-compatibility (no initiator, cross linker, or monomer residual), and agile photocontrol application demonstrate the potential of the adjustable physically bonded hydrogel in development of low-loss and integrated dynamical light-control devices.
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This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 91323303, 51625504, 51705407), National Science and Technology Project (2016YFF0100700), and the National Key Scientific Instrument and Equipment Development Project (51427805). This work is partially sponsored by the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (2016M600785, 2016BSHEDZZ126, and 2018T111048).
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Figures S1 representing temperature-dependent dynamic optical properties of the PVA-glycerol hydrogel (30:70 ratio) in different waves; Figures S2 and Figures S3 representing the 3D geometries of stable structure for the 2-P-G system, along with calculated interaction energies. (DOCX 313 kb)
Movie S1 for the “Little Daisy” image switches from a “fuzzy” to a more distinct state when PVA-glycerol hydrogel is heated (AVI) (AVI 4480 kb)
Movie S2 for the brightness of LED lamps switches from high to low state when PVA-glycerol hydrogel is heated (AVI) (AVI 4709 kb)
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Li, R., Wang, L., Dang, J. et al. Reconfigurable and tunable photo-controlled hydrogel using hydrogen bonding to drive molecule self-assembly and cross-linking. J Mater Sci 55, 14740–14750 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-04315-9
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