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Light‐Mediated Manufacture and Manipulation of Actuators
Author(s) -
Han DongDong,
Zhang YongLai,
Ma JiaNan,
Liu YuQing,
Han Bing,
Sun HongBo
Publication year - 2016
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.201602211
Subject(s) - actuator , materials science , nanotechnology , lithography , fabrication , photothermal effect , photothermal therapy , ultraviolet light , mechanical engineering , optoelectronics , computer science , engineering , artificial intelligence , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Recent years have seen a considerable growth of research interests in developing novel technologies that permit designable manufacture and controllable manipulation of actuators. Among various fabrication and driving strategies, light has emerged as an enabler to reach this end, contributing to the development of actuators. Several accessible light‐mediated manufacturing technologies, such as ultraviolet (UV) lithography and direct laser writing (DLW), are summarized. A series of light‐driven strategies including optical trapping, photochemical actuation, and photothermal actuation for controllable manipulation of actuators is introduced. Current challenges and future perspectives of this field are discussed. To generalize, light holds great promise for the development of actuators.