Light-Mediated Manufacture and Manipulation of Actuators

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 28; no. 38; pp. 8328 - 8343
• Main Authors: Han, Dong-Dong, Zhang, Yong-Lai, Ma, Jia-Nan, Liu, Yu-Qing, Han, Bing, Sun, Hong-Bo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Accessibility; Actuation; Actuators; Direct laser writing; laser fabrication; light-driven actuators; Lithography; Optical trapping; photothermal effect; Strategy; Trends; UV lithography; actuators; UV lithography; photothermal effect; light-driven actuators; laser fabrication

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...