Partial Formation of Hydroxyapatite on Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) Hydrogel for Intensive Motions of Biomimetic Soft Robots
Towa Ueno,Haruka Oda,Yuya Morimoto,Shoji Takeuchi,Towa Ueno,Haruka Oda,Yuya Morimoto,Shoji Takeuchi
The fabrication method to utilize poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogels with additional stiff parts in a single structure for hydrogel-based soft robots to realize an intensive motion with elastic energy is proposed in this paper. An inorganic material which is often seen in the hard tissues of our body; hydroxyapatite, was partially formed on a hydrogel with a simple procedure of alternatingly soaking a...
