Thermo-and photo-driven soft actuators based on crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers

Crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers（CLCPs） are a type of promising material that possess both the order of liquid crystals and the properties of polymer networks.The anisotropic deformation of the CLCPs takes place when the mesogens experience order to disorder change in response to external sti...

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Published inChinese physics B Vol. 25; no. 9; pp. 24 - 36
Main Author 顾伟 韦嘉 俞燕蕾
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.2016
Subjects
交联
人工肌肉
光致
各向异性
智能执行机构
液晶聚合物
网络聚合物
软驱动器
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ISSN1674-1056
2058-3834
DOI10.1088/1674-1056/25/9/096103

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Summary:Crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers（CLCPs） are a type of promising material that possess both the order of liquid crystals and the properties of polymer networks.The anisotropic deformation of the CLCPs takes place when the mesogens experience order to disorder change in response to external stimuli; therefore,they can be utilized to fabricate smart actuators,which have potential applications in artificial muscles,micro-optomechanical systems,optics,and energyharvesting fields.In this review the recent development of thermo-and photo-driven soft actuators based on the CLCPs are summarized.
Bibliography:Wei Gu, Jia Wei, and Yanlei Yu （ 1 Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China 2State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China）
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actuators crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers deformation
Crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers（CLCPs） are a type of promising material that possess both the order of liquid crystals and the properties of polymer networks.The anisotropic deformation of the CLCPs takes place when the mesogens experience order to disorder change in response to external stimuli; therefore,they can be utilized to fabricate smart actuators,which have potential applications in artificial muscles,micro-optomechanical systems,optics,and energyharvesting fields.In this review the recent development of thermo-and photo-driven soft actuators based on the CLCPs are summarized.
ISSN:1674-1056
2058-3834
DOI:10.1088/1674-1056/25/9/096103