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Liquid crystal elastomers [PDF]

, 2011
The graduation work presents liquid crystal elastomers (LCE), which are made from liqid crystals and elastomers. Their main microscopic properties are orientation, positional order and the smectic order to the layer normal.
Žebovec, Marta
core  

Fast Hydrogel Micro‐Actuators Driven by Electric Fields

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
We report the fabrication of chemically programmable electroactuating microstructures through the first integration of two‐photon polymerization with electrically actuated gelatin methacrylate‐based hydrogels. By tailoring the charge of the polymer network, we demonstrate programmable polarity‐dependent bending, enabling microstructures that ...
Annaël Sort‐Montenegro, Jason M. Delente, Žiga Roblek, Yekaterina Tskhe, Luke Dowling, Colm Delaney, Larisa Florea   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fracture and adhesion of liquid crystal elastomers [PDF]

Elastomeric materials, characterized by their elasticity and energy dissipation capabilities, are crucial in everyday life. Over the years, the development of elastomers with novel properties is driven by the growing demand for materials that can meet ...
Annapooranan, Raja
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4D Printing of Shape-Morphing Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Chem & Bio Engineering
In nature, biological systems can sense environmental changes and alter their performance parameters in real time to adapt to environmental changes. Inspired by these, scientists have developed a range of novel shape-morphing materials.
Tongzhi Zang, Shuang Fu, Junpeng Cheng, Chun Zhang, Xili Lu, Jianshe Hu, Hesheng Xia, Yue Zhao   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioengineered Interfaces for Peripheral Nerve Sensory Restoration

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Half of amputees abandon their prosthetics for lack of feeling. This review charts the full path from peripheral nerve injury to restored sensation, through surgical, regenerative, noninvasive, and implanted approaches, and shows how injury type and interface material properties determine which strategy can deliver naturalistic feedback, and why ...
Sydney Swedick, Salim El Hadwe, Kesi Liang, George G. Malliaras, Damiano G. Barone   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Multifunctional Ionograsper Enabling Ion‐Redistribution Proximity Sensing and Structural‐Reconfiguration‐Driven Bidirectional Actuation

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A solid‐state ionic actuator integrates sensing, actuation, and memory within one material. A brief UV pulse induces long‐lasting deformation via coupled network rearrangement, dehydration, and rehydration, while ionic redistribution enables self‐powered sensing, supporting multifunctional, energy‐efficient soft robotic functions without continuous ...
Yong Min Kim, Jin Han Kwon, Hyeon Woo Yang, Sungryong Kim, Gyeong Rok Lee, Hong Chul Moon   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strong Coupling in Bulk Nanoplasmonic Nanoplatelet Perovskite Scintillators

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A bulk scintillating nanocomposite is engineered from CsPbBr3 nanoplatelets and Ag nanocubes to support exciton–plasmon strong coupling under X‐ray excitation. The resulting hybrid polaritonic states appear directly in radioluminescence, opening a route toward polariton‐enabled scintillator design beyond conventional Purcell enhancement.
Michal Makowski, Dominik Kowal, Anna Pniakowska, Kamil Misztal, Mohanad Saadeldin Eid, Joanna Cybinska, Winicjusz Drozdowski, Benoit Mahler, Christophe Dujardin, Detlef Hommel, Liang Jie Wong, Dennis Schaart, Sergio Brovelli, Muhammad Danang Birowosuto   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multifunctional Ionene Liquid Crystal Elastomers

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Incorporating ionic species into the backbone of liquid crystalline elastomers offers a template for tailoring thermomechanical and electromechanical properties. Thermotropic ionene liquid crystalline elastomers (iLCEs) containing imidazolium-based cationic groups are capable of work-dense (∼14 J/kg), large-strain (>30%) actuation at modest ...
Zachary Kuzel, Arul Clement, Mohsen Tabrizi, Abdullah AboHussien, Sivakumar Irla, Hassan Beheshti Seresht, Youngjae Chun, Stephanie Tristram-Nagle, Qihan Liu, M. Ravi Shankar   +9 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Keratin–Melanin Complexation Enables Robust, Delamination‐Resistant Feather‐Inspired Structural Color Coatings for Flexible and Curved Substrates

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Providing mechanically robust structural color coating technology inspired by cooperative interactions in nature. The spatial arrangement of melanin particles within the keratin matrix generates angle‐independent structural colors. Diverse functional groups in keratin and melanin contribute to interparticle and substrate adhesion, resulting in the ...
Taisei Harada, Yui Maejima, Ryota Iwamori, Hideyuki Mitomo, Hirotoshi Tamayama, Shin‐ichi Takeda, Daisuke Unabara, Tasuku Hamaguchi, Koji Yonekura, Gen Morimoto, Hiroshi Fudouzi, Keiki Kishikawa, Michinari Kohri   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chiral liquid crystal elastomers advance light modulation

Light: Science & Applications
Chiral liquid crystal elastomers, as soft photonic materials, enable dynamic omnidirectional tuning of circularly polarized reflection wavelength and function as an effective medium for full-color circularly polarized luminescence, showing promise for ...
Jiazhe Ma, Zhongqiang Yang
doaj   +1 more source