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 …

Realization of muscle‐like actuation for a liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) requires mesogen
alignment, which is typically achieved/fixed chemically during the synthesis. Post‐synthesis …

Microactuators provide controllable driving forces for precise positioning, manipulation and
operation at the microscale. Development of microactuators using active materials is often …

Soft actuators have received intensive attention in the fields of soft robots, sensors,
intelligent control, artificial intelligence, and visual intelligence. By combination of tensile …

Soft robotics have substantial benefits of safety, adaptability, and cost efficiency compared to
conventional rigid robotics. Textiles have applications in soft robotics either as an auxiliary …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are shape-morphing materials that demonstrate reversible
actuation when exposed to external stimuli, such as light or heat. The actuation's complexity …

Tuning actuation temperatures of liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) achieves control of
their actuation onsets, which is generally accomplished in the synthesis step and cannot be …