Table 2 Categorization of deformable hydrogel photonic devices

From: Hydrogels for active photonics

Type

Ref.

Fabrication

Hydrogel

Stimulus

Application

Film

77

Spin-coating

chitosan

Relative humidity

Sensing

78

chitosan

Encryption

80

polyvinyl alcohol

Edge-detection

84

Surface-initiate atomic transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP)

poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)

Temperature

Sensing

86

Spin-coating

poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-acrylamidobenzophenone

Relative humidity

88

poly(N,N′-Dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)

pH

Display

90

polyvinyl alcohol

Relative humidity

Sensing

Structure

93

Photolithography

poly(HEMA-co-AAc)

Ethanol

Sensing

97

poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate

Relative humidity, volatile vapor

Encryption

98

Photo-polymerization

poly(ethylene glycol),

poly(HEMA-co-AA-co-MAA)

Water, pH

Sensing

99

poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)

Temperature

Display

100

acrylamide, poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate

Water

Display

105

E-beam lithography

polyvinyl alcohol

Relative humidity

Display

107

Display

108

Sensing

109

110

111

116

Nanoimprint lithography

polyvinyl alcohol

Relative humidity

Display

115

Encryption

117

poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)

Sensing