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Shape Changes of Liquid Crystal Elastomers Swollen by Low Molecular Weight Liquid Crystal Drops. [PDF]
Macromol Rapid CommunKodithuwakku Arachchige M +3 more
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Responsive Materials, EarlyView.This Perspective discusses the potential of stimuli‐responsive liquid crystal polymer bio‐interfaces in modulating cell behavior as next generation dynamic artificial scaffolds. Unlike current artificial biomaterials that have static properties, LCPs offer fast, reversible, and spatially programmable deformation that reflects the dynamic properties of ...
Ruth M. C. Verbroekken +2 more
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Responsive Materials, EarlyView.We reported a stress‐guided photo‐programming strategy that enables cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs) to achieve synchronous 3D shape morphing and structural color evolution from a single 2D film. Abstract Flexible materials with dynamic structural colors have attracted considerable interest for multilevel information interaction, showing ...
Huimin Wu +8 more
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Correction to “Coiled Carbon Nanotube Fibers Sheathed by a Reinforced Liquid Crystal Elastomer for Strong and Programmable Artificial Muscles” [PDF]
Guang Yang +15 more
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Responsive Materials, EarlyView.We systematically summarize how each scale dictates fundamental choices in design feature, manufacturing technology, driving mechanism, and control strategy, which are inherently governed by scale‐dominated physical principles. Furthermore, the application of scale‐determined operation modes of microrobots across different stages of medical ...
Hang Yin +3 more
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Mechanochromic Displays Based on Photoswitchable Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Elastomers. [PDF]
Angew Chem Int Ed Englde Castro LDC +3 more
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Highly Dynamic Soft Electrohydraulic Origami Actuators for Agile and Multimodal Robotic Locomotion
SmartBot, EarlyView.Most current soft robots still lag far behind their natural counterparts in both agility and speed, mainly attributed to the limited morphing modes and performance of soft actuators. Here, the authors report a new methodology of electrohydraulic origami (EHO) for creating powerful and multimodal soft actuators with large strain, high speed, lightweight,
Wenbo Li +6 more
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Coaxial Direct Ink Writing of Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Elastomers in 3D Architectures. [PDF]
Adv MaterNg A +6 more
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SmartBot, EarlyView.Ionogels dynamically and functionally couple ionic liquids with polymer networks, enabling multiscale programmable deformation and motion under electrical, magnetic, optical, thermal, humidity, and chemical stimuli. This article systematically elucidates the constituent components, structural design, and multiscale actuation mechanisms of ionogel ...
Dezhou Cao +5 more
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Solvent Evaporation-Induced Self-Assembly of Flexible Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Elastomers: Fabrication, Performance Tuning, and Optimization. [PDF]
Materials (Basel)Zhang J, Zhang Y, Gao Z, Yang J, Wang X.
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