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Biomimicry: Smart Muscle‐Driven Self‐Cleaning of Biomimetic Microstructures from Liquid Crystal Elastomers (Adv. Mater. 43/2015)
Author(s) -
Shahsavan Hamed,
Salili Seyyed Muhammad,
Jákli Antal,
Zhao Boxin
Publication year - 2015
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.201570291
Subject(s) - materials science , biomimetics , elastomer , nanotechnology , artificial muscle , scrolling , microstructure , biomimetic materials , adhesive , parylene , smart material , composite material , layer (electronics) , liquid crystal , actuator , optoelectronics , polymer , computer science , artificial intelligence
Smart, muscle‐driven self‐cleaning of biomimetic microstructures is achieved using a hybrid aligned liquid‐crystal elastomer (LCE). By varying the thickness of the splayed LCE backing layer, bend and twist‐bend deformations are achieved to mimic the scrolling motions of gecko toes. The results presented by A. Jákli, B. Zhao, and co‐workers on page 6828 can be a stepping stone for the development of next‐generation gecko‐inspired fibrillar adhesives.