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Paper | Open Access

3D printed hydrogel for soft thermo-responsive smart window

Lei Chen1, Guihui Duan1, Ce Zhang2, Ping Cheng3, Zhaolong Wang1 ( )
College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Qian Xuesen Laboratory of Space Technology, China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), Beijing 10094, People’s Republic of China
MOE Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
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Abstract

Smart windows with tunable optical properties that respond to external environments are being developed to reduce energy consumption in buildings. In the present study, we introduce a new type of 3D printed hydrogel with amazing flexibility and stretchability (as large as 1500%), as well as tunable optical performance controlled by surrounding temperatures. The hydrogel on a PDMS substrate shows transparent-opaque transition with high solar modulation (ΔTsol) up to 79.332% around its lower critical solution temperature (LCST) while maintaining a high luminous transmittance (Tlum) of 85.847% at 20 ℃. In addition, selective transparent-opaque transition above LCST can be achieved by patterned hydrogels which are precisely fabricated via a projection micro-stereolithography based 3D printing technique. Our hydrogel promises great potential applications for the next generation of soft smart windows.

Keywords

3D printingthermal responsehydrogeltunable optical propertiessmart window

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International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing
Volume 4 Issue 2,
June 2022
Pages 025302-025302
DOI: 10.1088/2631-7990/ac5ae3
Cite this article:
Chen L, Duan G, Zhang C, et al. 3D printed hydrogel for soft thermo-responsive smart window. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 2022, 4(2): 025302. https://doi.org/10.1088/2631-7990/ac5ae3

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Received: 09 September 2021
Revised: 03 November 2021
Accepted: 02 March 2022
Published: 25 March 2022
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