addition of ATO nanoparticles, which could result in plasmonic heating induced by
NIR absorption, the photoresponsive smart window was successfully constructed
(Fig. 27) [48a].
The swelling-shrinking materials have been utilized as shape-memory polymers,
artificial muscles, and actuators [49]. However, the swelling-shrinking transition of
hydrogels was either in small degree or did not efficiently exhibit responsiveness to
external multistimuli in these systems. Wang and coworkers report a smart hydrogel
whose swelling ratio could be dramatically promoted by host-guest interaction based
on water-soluble pillar[6]arene (WP6), and the well-swollen hydrogel showed good
Fig. 27 Chemical structures and schematic illustration of sunlight-induced photo-thermochromic
supramolecular nanocomposite hydrogel film for smart window reported by Wang and coworkers.
(Reprinted with permission from Ref. [48a]. Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)
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NIR absorption, the photoresponsive smart window was successfully constructed
(Fig. 27) [48a].
The swelling-shrinking materials have been utilized as shape-memory polymers,
artificial muscles, and actuators [49]. However, the swelling-shrinking transition of
hydrogels was either in small degree or did not efficiently exhibit responsiveness to
external multistimuli in these systems. Wang and coworkers report a smart hydrogel
whose swelling ratio could be dramatically promoted by host-guest interaction based
on water-soluble pillar[6]arene (WP6), and the well-swollen hydrogel showed good
Fig. 27 Chemical structures and schematic illustration of sunlight-induced photo-thermochromic
supramolecular nanocomposite hydrogel film for smart window reported by Wang and coworkers.
(Reprinted with permission from Ref. [48a]. Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)
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X. Wu et al.