Coaxial‐Spun Hollow Liquid Crystal Elastomer Fiber as a Versatile Platform for Functional Composites

M Li, F Gholami, L Yue… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The design and engineering of liquid crystal elastomers (LCE) composites for enhanced
multifunctionality and responsiveness is highly desired. Here, a hollow LCE (h‐LCE) fiber …

Self-oscillation of a liquid crystal elastomer fiber-shading laminate system under line illumination

H Chen, L Zhou, K Li - Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2025 - Elsevier
Light-driven self-sustained systems are widely utilized in various applications, and
constructing a self-sustained system typically necessitates a spatially non-uniform light field …

Mechanics of light-fueled bidirectional self-rolling in a liquid crystal elastomer rod on a track

H Wu, D Ge, Y Qiu, K Li, P Xu - Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2025 - Elsevier
Self-sustained motions, which absorb energy from a steady environment to maintain
continuous movement, hold great potential for applications in soft robotics and energy …

Smart liquid crystal elastomer fibers

J Ma, Z Yang - Matter, 2025 - cell.com
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), possessing inherent anisotropy, are renowned for their
capacity to undergo reversible, large deformations or significant structural color changes …

Spatially programmed alignment and actuation in printed liquid crystal elastomers

R Telles, A Kotikian, G Freychet, M Zhernenkov… - Proceedings of the …, 2025 - pnas.org
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) exhibit reversible shape morphing behavior when cycled
above their nematic-to-isotropic transition temperature. During extrusion-based 3D printing …

Liquid crystal orientation and shape optimization for the active response of liquid crystal elastomers

JL Barrera, C Cook, E Lee, K Swartz, D Tortorelli - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are responsive materials that can undergo large reversible
deformations upon exposure to external stimuli, such as electrical and thermal fields …

Electrostatic Dissipation in 3D-Printable Silicone

JA Armas, MJ Ford, KP Foster, T Hall… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this report, we describe the incorporation of single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into
3D printable siloxane elastomers for electrostatic dissipation. The composite was …

Orthogonal photochemistry toward spatial reprogramming of 3D-printed liquid crystal elastomers

H Wan, G Chen, X Zhou, H Mu, C Yang, D Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The versatile actuation of liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), crucial for future soft robots, is
determined by both geometrical shape and mesogen alignment. 3D printing can effectively …

3D 打印手性液晶智能材料研究进展.

毕然, 刘源, 张璇, 杨言昭, 曹致隆… - Chinese Journal of …, 2025 - search.ebscohost.com
手性液晶材料是一种独特的光子材料, 一般可以分为一维胆甾相液晶和三维蓝相液晶.
得益于内部周期性排列的纳米结构, 手性液晶不仅具有一般液晶所没有的光学性质 …