Actuators: Programmable 3D Shape Changes in Liquid Crystal Polymer Networks of Uniaxial Orientation (Adv. Funct. Mater. 37/2018)

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...

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Published in:Advanced functional materials Vol. 28; no. 37
Main Authors: Yu, Li, Shahsavan, Hamed, Rivers, Geoffrey, Zhang, Che, Si, Pengxiang, Zhao, Boxin
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2018
Subjects:
Actuators
complex and programmable shape changes
Crystal structure
Deformation
liquid crystal polymer networks
Liquid crystal polymers
Liquid crystals
Materials science
mechanical programming process
Polymers
thiol‐acrylate
ISSN:1616-301X, 1616-3028
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Summary: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).
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ISSN:1616-301X
1616-3028
DOI:10.1002/adfm.201870259