Printability and programmability of the KNF
ink via the MSP strategy.
(a) Digital photos of wavy (i), straight (ii), zigzag (iii), and triangular
(iv) lines and complex geometries of four-leaf clover (v), Archimedean
spiral (vi), and palindrome (vii) labeled with Rhodamine 6G. The scale
bar is 1 mm. (b) Digital photos of shell structures of the upside-down
conical flask (i), flexible tube (ii), trumpet shell (iii), and hollow
sphere (iv) labeled with Rhodamine 6G. The scale bar is 1 cm. (c)
Schematic illustration of the protonation and cross-linking process
of two contiguous printed KNF ink in the microgel matrix. (d–f)
Designed models (i), printed KNFs in microgel matrix (ii), printed
KNF gels (iii), and printed KNF aerogels (iv) of the corresponding
octopus, aircraft, and vessel architectures. The scale bar is 1 cm.