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Cellulose-based electroactive hydrogels for seaweed mimicking toward hybrid artificial habitats creation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2018

Lorenzo Migliorini Open the ORCID record for Lorenzo Migliorini [Opens in a new window] ,
Yunsong Yan ,
Federico Pezzotta ,
Francesca Maria Sole Veronesi ,
Cristina Lenardi ,
Sandra Rondinini ,
Tommaso Santaniello  and
Paolo Milani
Lorenzo Migliorini
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133, Milan, Italy; CIMaINa, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133, Milan, Italy
Yunsong Yan
Affiliation:
CIMaINa, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133, Milan, Italy
Federico Pezzotta
Affiliation:
CIMaINa, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133, Milan, Italy
Francesca Maria Sole Veronesi
Affiliation:
CIMaINa, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133, Milan, Italy
Cristina Lenardi
Affiliation:
CIMaINa, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133, Milan, Italy
Sandra Rondinini
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
Tommaso Santaniello*
Affiliation:
CIMaINa, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133, Milan, Italy
Paolo Milani*
Affiliation:
CIMaINa, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133, Milan, Italy
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Address all correspondence to Tommaso Santaniello at tommaso.santaniello@unimi.it and Paolo Milani at paolo.milani@mi.infn.it
Address all correspondence to Tommaso Santaniello at tommaso.santaniello@unimi.it and Paolo Milani at paolo.milani@mi.infn.it
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Abstract

We present the synthesis and the characterization of a novel cellulose-based electroactive hydrogel obtained through a simple water-based process. Its swelling and electroactive properties are here studied especially in low salinity water solutions. By combining smart materials and three-dimensional printing technique, we assessed that hydrogels can be shaped as natural algae and their motion can be controlled with electric signals to mimic natural seaweed movements under the effect of water flow. This could constitute a first step toward the development of hybrid habitats where artificial smart algae could cohabit with real living organisms or microorganisms.

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MRS Communications , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , September 2018 , pp. 1129 - 1134
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2018 

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These authors contributed equally to the work.

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