表題番号：2016B-156
日付：2017/04/07
研究課題人の血液循環器系を模倣した機械システムの自己修復メカニズムに関する研究
| 研究者所属（当時） | 資格 | 氏名 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| （代表者） | 理工学術院 創造理工学部 | 教授 | 菅野 重樹 |
- 研究成果概要
- In order to realize our proposal, it is necessary to develop (1) a mechanism of robots which has flow path to deliver repairing agent, and(2) a material adsorbing to the damaged area and repairing the area. In this year, we developed a robot which has an artificial circulatory system, a self-repairable high strength triple-network gel and a gel capable of controlling adsorption by temperature. As for robot development, by covering the skeleton of the robot with artificial skin and integrating an artificial circulatory system inside robot, it became possible to transport the liquid to everywhere inside the robot. As a result, it was possible to supply the repairing agent to many damaged area. As for self-repairing gels, we developed a Triple Network (TN) gel. The developed gel has high tensile strength property, and self-repairing ability by contacting the fracture surface at room temperature. However, the timing of adsorption could not be controlled with the above gel, a gel capable of controlling adsorption according to temperature change was developed. A polymer of a self-repairing gel was replaced with a thermo-responsive polymer (LCST type), and it was possible to control binding by temperature change when the fracture surface each other were in contact.