A Light-Powered Liquid Crystal Elastomer Spring Oscillator with Self-Shading Coatings [PDF]
, 2022 Changshen Du +3 more
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Tube Model for the Elasticity of Entangled Nematic Rubbers
, 2001 Dense rubbery networks are highly entangled polymer systems, with significant topological restrictions for the mobility of neighbouring chains and crosslinks preventing the reptation constraint release. In a mean field approach, entanglements are treated
Kutter, S., Terentjev, E. M.
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Publisher’s Note: “Bending-induced director reorientation of a nematic liquid crystal elastomer bonded to a hyperelastic substrate” [J. Appl. Phys. 129, 104701 (2021)] [PDF]
, 2021 Yang Liu, Wendi Ma, Hui–Hui Dai
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Fabric‐Based Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton Gloves: Advancements and Challenges
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review highlights interdisciplinary technological advances in fabric‐based robotic gloves, focusing on progress in design, fabrication, actuation, sensing, control, and power and energy requirements. It also addresses performance testing and validation, including biomechanical, strength, functional, user experience, and durability assessments, to ...
Ayse Feyza Yilmaz +2 more
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UV-isomerisation in nematic elastomers as a route to photo-mechanical transducer
, 2002 The macroscopic shape of liquid crystalline elastomers strongly depends on the order parameter of the mesogenic groups. This order can be manipulated if photoisomerisable groups, e.g. containing N=N bonds, are introduced into the material.
Cviklinski, J. +2 more
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Liquid Crystal Elastomer-Liquid Metal Composite: Ultrafast, Untethered, and Programmable Actuation by Induction Heating [PDF]
, 2023 Victor Maurin +4 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.A custom shape memory polymer material selection process relates quantitative application criteria (e.g., compression garment yarns) to material characterization information. The selected materials are manufactured into yarn geometries, which expand the design space by creating structural stress‐strain profiles beyond the nominal material stress‐strain
Michaela Andrews +2 more
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Aerial Track‐Guided Autonomous Soft Ring Robot
Advanced ScienceNavigating in three‐dimensional (3D) environments with precise motion control is challenging for soft robots due to their inherent flexibility. Inspired by aerial trams, here, an autonomous soft twisted ring robot is reported capable of navigating pre ...
Fangjie Qi +4 more
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Dynamic Current Routing in Conductive Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Complex Deformation Actuators
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This work introduces a novel actuation control strategy in which electrical stimulation generates localized Joule heating in conductive liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) surfaces, enabling complex 3D deformations from a single homogeneous surface without preprogramming.
Gloria PouWai Lei +2 more
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