Dance of the Hydrogel (IMAGE)

Michigan Technological University

Dance of the Hydrogel

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A hydrogel treated with dopamine and iron ions is flat under neutral conditions (top photo) and bends in an alkaline state. Michigan Tech's Bruce P. Lee borrowed chemistry found in the adhesive proteins of mussels, left, to make his hydrogel actuator.

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Bruce P. Lee

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