Bioinspired near-infrared light-induced ultrafast soft actuators with tunable deformation and motion based on conjugated polymers/liquid crystal elastomers

Authors :: Zhenjia Huang
Gary Chi-Pong Tsui
Yu Deng
Chak-Yin Tang
Mo Yang
Miao Zhang
Wai-Yeung Wong
Source :: Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 10:12731-12740
Publication Year :: 2022
Publisher :: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2022.
Abstract: Conjugated polymers (CPs) with remarkable photothermal effect were incorporated into liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) to develop near-infrared (NIR) light-responsive actuators with tunable deformation and locomotion.

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