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Liquid‐Crystalline Elastomers: High‐Resolution 3D Direct Laser Writing for Liquid‐Crystalline Elastomer Microstructures (Adv. Mater. 15/2014)
Author(s) -
Zeng Hao,
Martella Daniele,
Wasylczyk Piotr,
Cerretti Giacomo,
Lavocat JeanChristophe Gomez,
Ho ChihHua,
Parmeggiani Camilla,
Wiersma Diederik Sybolt
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201470095
Subject(s) - materials science , elastomer , liquid crystalline , micrometer , laser , nanotechnology , resolution (logic) , high resolution , composite material , optics , polymer , computer science , physics , remote sensing , artificial intelligence , geology
Liquid‐crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are great candidates for smart artificial materials. On page 2319, D. S. Wiersma, C. Parmeggiani, and co‐workers use direct laser writing to fabricate 3D LCE structures with sub‐micrometer resolution and maintaining the designed molecular orientation. This technique opens up the road towards 3D microphotonics in elastomers, and lays the basis for creating 3D, micrometer‐size robotic structures, which can be controlled by light.