RIS ID
62415
Abstract
The actuation of a single hydrogel nanofibre is measured for the first time by AFM. The actuation stress generated was comparable to that produced by skeletal muscle and the actuation rate was significantly increased by the nanoscale dimensions of the fibre.
Grant Number
ARC/DP110101073
Publication Details
Gestos, A, Whitten, PG, Wallace, GG & Spinks, GM (2012), Actuating individual electrospun hydrogel nanofibres, Soft Matter, 8(31), pp. 8082-8087.