Synthesis and alignment of liquid crystalline elastomers
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are crosslinked polymer networks that combine the
elastic properties of rubber with the anisotropic properties of liquid crystals. Multifunctionality …
elastic properties of rubber with the anisotropic properties of liquid crystals. Multifunctionality …
Recent advances in 4D printing of liquid crystal elastomers
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are renowned for their large, reversible, and anisotropic
shape change in response to various external stimuli due to their lightly cross‐linked …
shape change in response to various external stimuli due to their lightly cross‐linked …
Direct ink writing based 4D printing of materials and their applications
Abstract 4D printing has attracted academic interest in the recent years because it endows
static printed structures with dynamic properties with the change of time. The shapes …
static printed structures with dynamic properties with the change of time. The shapes …
Shape morphing smart 3D actuator materials for micro soft robot
Stimuli-responsive materials have been used in major applications such as sensors,
actuators, wearable devices, and biomedical devices owing to their ability to respond to …
actuators, wearable devices, and biomedical devices owing to their ability to respond to …
4D printing of liquid crystals: what's right for me?
Recent years have seen major advances in the developments of both additive
manufacturing concepts and responsive materials. When combined as 4D printing, the …
manufacturing concepts and responsive materials. When combined as 4D printing, the …
Liquid crystal elastomer‐based magnetic composite films for reconfigurable shape‐morphing soft miniature machines
Stimuli‐responsive and active materials promise radical advances for many applications. In
particular, soft magnetic materials offer precise, fast, and wireless actuation together with …
particular, soft magnetic materials offer precise, fast, and wireless actuation together with …
4D printing of hygroscopic liquid crystal elastomer actuators
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are broadly recognized as programmable actuating
materials that are responsive to external stimuli, typically heat or light. Yet, soft LCEs that …
materials that are responsive to external stimuli, typically heat or light. Yet, soft LCEs that …
Interpenetrating liquid-crystal polyurethane/polyacrylate elastomer with ultrastrong mechanical property
HF Lu, M Wang, XM Chen, BP Lin… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Liquid-crystal elastomer (LCE) materials, which have been developed and investigated for 4
decades, still lack real industrial applications. The fundamental obstacle is the modest force …
decades, still lack real industrial applications. The fundamental obstacle is the modest force …
Robust and reprocessable artificial muscles based on liquid crystal elastomers with dynamic thiourea bonds
This work reports a new class of liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) cross‐linked with poly
(ether‐thiourea) comprising a triethylene glycol spacer (LCE‐TUEG) wherein thiourea …
(ether‐thiourea) comprising a triethylene glycol spacer (LCE‐TUEG) wherein thiourea …
Light-driven core-shell fiber actuator based on carbon nanotubes/liquid crystal elastomer for artificial muscle and phototropic locomotion
Y Yu, L Li, E Liu, X Han, J Wang, YX **e, C Lu - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Soft actuators controlled by untethered methods have aroused growing attention on account
of their flexibility and controllability. Soft actuators shaped in a one-dimensional structure are …
of their flexibility and controllability. Soft actuators shaped in a one-dimensional structure are …