Precise control over molecular movement is of fundamental and practical importance in
physics, biology, and chemistry. At nanoscale, the peculiar functioning principles and the …

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 …

Although liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) have demonstrated various applications in
artificial muscles and soft robotics, their inherent flexibility and orientation‐dependent forces …

Polymeric hydrogel actuators refer to intelligent stimuli‐responsive hydrogels that could
reversibly deform upon the trigger of various external stimuli. They have thus aroused …

The development of covalent adaptable liquid crystal networks (LCNs) enabled by
introducing dynamic covalent bonds has endowed liquid crystal actuators with self-healing …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) have long held significant promise as materials for artificial
muscles and smart actuators. Recent advancements in this field have introduced innovative …

Soft robots that can move like living organisms and adapt to their surroundings are currently
in the limelight from fundamental studies to technological applications, due to their advances …

Natural evolution has provided multicellular organisms with sophisticated functionalities and
repair mechanisms for surviving and preserve their functions after an injury and/or infection …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are of interest for applications such as soft robotics and
shape‐morphing devices. Among the different actuation mechanisms, light offers …

The ability to optically reconfigure an existing actuator of a liquid crystal polymer network
(LCN) so that it can display a new actuation behavior or function is highly desired in …