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Bio-inspired liquid crystal actuator materials
- Source :
- Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 7:3413-3428
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2019.
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Abstract
- Liquid crystal elastomers, serving as a new kind of intelligent material, have demonstrated important application in the fields of microactuators, artificial muscles, microfluid transportation and intelligent sensors by virtue of their characteristics of spontaneous reversible deformation under external field stimulation. In this paper, we have reviewed the recent research progress of liquid crystal actuator materials, including of phototropic, thermotropic, photothermal and solvent/humidity-based liquid crystal actuators. The processing techniques, deformation response and actuation mechanism of liquid crystal elastomers were discussed and the relative application prospects were put forward. This work will provide important insights for the construction and development of novel liquid crystal optical devices.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
Nanotechnology
Liquid crystal elastomer
02 engineering and technology
General Chemistry
Photothermal therapy
010402 general chemistry
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
01 natural sciences
Thermotropic crystal
0104 chemical sciences
Intelligent sensor
Liquid crystal
Materials Chemistry
Artificial muscle
Deformation (engineering)
0210 nano-technology
Actuator
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20507534 and 20507526
- Volume :
- 7
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Materials Chemistry C
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........41943fb1a95d0061431649c0744543f3