Shape memory polymers (SMPs), as a class of programmable stimuli-responsive shape
changing polymers, are attracting increasing attention from the standpoint of both …

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) represent a highly interesting class of materials. As one
representative of the intelligent polymeric systems, these materials gained significant …

Photodeformable liquid crystal polymers (LCPs) that adapt their shapes in response to light
have aroused a dramatic growth of interest in the past decades, since light as a stimulus …

Flexible and stretchable electronics represent today's cutting‐edge electronic technologies.
As the most‐fundamental component of electronics, the thin‐film electrode remains the …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are a unique class of materials which combine rubber
elasticity with the orientational order of liquid crystals. This combination can lead to materials …

The extraordinary responsiveness and large diversity of self-assembled structures of liquid
crystals are well documented and they have been extensively used in devices like displays …

Cell behaviors are influenced by the surrounding dynamic microenvironment where the
extracellular matrix (ECM) composed of different micro/nano-structures plays a key role …

Liquid crystal elastomers, serving as a new kind of intelligent material, have demonstrated
important application in the fields of microactuators, artificial muscles, microfluid …

The rapidly expanding field of shape memory polymers (SMPs) is driven by a growing
number of potential applications, such as biomaterials, optics, and electronics. The basic …

The design of artificial microswimmers is often inspired by the strategies of natural
microorganisms. Many of these creatures exploit the fact that elasticity breaks the time …