Materials showing asymetric response to mechanical force
AssigneeRiken
InventorsYasuhiro ISHIDA, Xiang WANG, Zhihao LI
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a gel structure including a gel composition including at least one type of anisotropic nanostructures, at least one type of liquid, and at least one type of polymer having a crosslinked structure, which has at least one surface in a stationary state, and in which longitudinal axes of the at least one type of anisotropic nanostructures are oriented approximately parallel to each other and non-parallel and non-perpendicular to the at least one surface.
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A gel structure showing an asymmetric response to mechanical force.
A gel structure comprising a gel composition including at least one type of anisotropic nanostructures, at least one type of liquid, and at least one type of polymer having a crosslinked structure, which has at least one surface in a stationary state, and in which longitudinal axes of the at least one type of anisotropic nanostructures are oriented approximately parallel to each other and non-parallel and non-perpendicular to the at least one surface.
A method for producing a gel structure, comprising:
- a first step of accommodating a gel raw material composition, which includes at least one type of anisotropic nanostructures, at least one type of liquid, and a polymerizable composition, in a container having at least one identifiable face;
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- a second step of carrying out a polymerization reaction of the polymerizable composition in the container,
- wherein in the second step, the at least one type of anisotropic nanostructures is oriented with their longitudinal axes approximately parallel to each other and non-parallel and non-perpendicular to the at least one identifiable face.
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