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Actuators: Programmable 3D Shape Changes in Liquid Crystal Polymer Networks of Uniaxial Orientation (Adv. Funct. Mater. 37/2018)
Author(s) -
Yu Li,
Shahsavan Hamed,
Rivers Geoffrey,
Zhang Che,
Si Pengxiang,
Zhao Boxin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201870259
Subject(s) - materials science , actuator , orientation (vector space) , smart material , deformation (meteorology) , liquid crystal , composite material , polymer , process (computing) , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , computer science , geometry , artificial intelligence , mathematics , operating system
3D programmable materials offer an attractive platform for designing smart robotic devices. In article number 1802809 , Boxin Zhao and co‐workers report the mechanical programming of 3D shape changes in liquid crystal polymer networks (LCNs) without the need of spatially modulating the orientation of liquid crystals. The process is promising for designing 3D programmable LCN actuators with complex geometries (film or fiber), and deformation profiles (buckle, helix, horn).