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. 2020 Oct 14;11:5166. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18801-1

Fig. 3. Multi-step fabrication and programmed deformation of patterned anisotropic hydrogels.

Fig. 3

ad Schematic for the preparation of patterned anisotropic hydrogel containing AuNPs by multi-step electrical orientation and photolithographic polymerization (a) and POM images of representative hydrogels patterned with different masks and alignment of NSs (bd). Scale bar, 1 mm. eg Photos of patterned anisotropic hydrogels before (the left column) and after the actuation of shape changing by incubating in a 40 °C water bath (the middle column) or by remote light irradiation (the right column). A cut-off filter is equipped on the camera to filter out the strong green light for better visualization of the hydrogel under the light irradiation. Scale bar, 5 mm.