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Stimuli-Responsive Photonic Crystals
Applied Sciences, 2021 Recently, tunable photonic crystals (PhCs) have received great research interest, thanks to the wide range of applications in which they can be employed, such as light emission and sensing, among others.
Liliana Moscardi +3 more
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Advanced Science, 2022 Infections are regarded as the most severe complication associated with human health, which are urgent to be solved. Stimuli‐responsive materials are appealing therapeutic platforms for antibacterial treatments, which provide great potential for accurate
Xianghong Wang +6 more
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Liquid crystal-based structural color actuators
Light: Science & Applications, 2022 Liquid crystal-based actuators with structural color changes and the potential applications of these structural color actuators in soft robotic devices are reviewed.
Pei Zhang +3 more
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Responsive Photonic Liquid Crystalline Flakes Produced by Ultrasonication
Advanced Photonics Research, 2021 Responsive materials that alter their color in response to environmental changes can be used as optical sensors. Chiral nematic liquid crystals are photonic materials that selectively reflect specific wavelengths of light and have been made ...
Jeroen A. H. P. Sol +3 more
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Direct Ink Writing of Anisotropic Luminescent Materials
Crystals, 2022 Luminescent solar concentrators are relatively inexpensive devices proposed to collect, convert, and redirect incident (sun)light for a variety of potential applications.
Mattia Sabadin +2 more
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Color–Tunable Triple–State “Smart” Window
Advanced Photonics Research, 2021 Materials that rapidly change their optical properties in response to external stimuli are crucial for displays and “smart” window applications. Herein, a fluorescent red dye modified with liquid crystal (LC) side chains is described to be interactive ...
Gilles H. Timmermans +4 more
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Photo-responsive liquid crystal network-based material with adaptive modulus for haptic application
Scientific Reports, 2022 Artificially created tactile feedback is in high demand due to fast developments in robotics, remote control in medicine, virtual reality, and smart electronics. Despite significant progress, high-quality haptic feedback devices remain challenging mainly
Ievgen Kurylo +4 more
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Recent advances in solar infrared light regulating smart windows based on organic materials
Responsive Materials, 2023 Windows serve the purpose of connecting room inhabitants with the outside environment, playing an important role in sustaining human health and well‐being. Windows also have a large impact on the lighting, heating, and cooling costs of indoor spaces.
Henk Sentjens +3 more
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Membranes, 2022 The effect of layer spacing and halogenation on the gas separation performances of free-standing smectic LC polymer membranes is being investigated by molecular engineering.
Joey Kloos +5 more
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