Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are programmable deformable materials that can respond
to physical fields such as light, heat, and electricity. Photothermal-driven LCE has the …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), as an intriguing class of soft active materials, exhibit
excellent actuation performances and biocompatible properties, as well as a high degree of …

This work aims to provide a comprehensive review of the continuum models of the phase
behaviors of liquid crystal networks (LCNs), novel materials with various engineering …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are a distinctive class of materials that combine the
transformative properties of liquid crystals with the flexibility of elastomers, enabling …

Morphable surfaces have the potential to enable new kinds of adaptive systems, but existing
fabrication methods have limited ability to achieve high resolution morphing into arbitrarily …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are a class of materials which exhibit an anisotropic
behavior in their nematic state due to the main orientation of their rod-like molecules called …