Bio-Mimetic Actuators of a Photothermal-Responsive Vitrimer Liquid Crystal Elastomer with Robust, Self-Healing, Shape Memory, and Reconfigurable Properties

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Die Tang ◽  
Lun Zhang ◽  
Xiaoyu Zhang ◽  
Liqiang Xu ◽  
Ke Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer

scholarly journals A Liquid Crystal Elastomer‐Based Unprecedented Two‐Way Shape‐Memory Aerogel

2021 ◽  
pp. 2102674
Author(s):  
Meng Wang ◽  
Ying Song ◽  
Hari Krishna Bisoyi ◽  
Jian‐Feng Yang ◽  
Li Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer

scholarly journals Shear flow-controlled shape memory of polymer resin dispersed liquid crystal elastomer microparticles

2021 ◽  
pp. 109836
Author(s):  
Saide Umerova ◽  
Danjela Kuscer ◽  
Matej Bobnar ◽  
Nikita Derets ◽  
Boštjan Zalar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Shear Flow ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer ◽  
Polymer Resin

scholarly journals Composites of functional polymers: Toward physical intelligence using flexible and soft materials

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Ford ◽  
Yunsik Ohm ◽  
Keene Chin ◽  
Carmel Majidi
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Shape Memory Polymers ◽  
Soft Materials ◽  
Functional Polymers ◽  
Soft Robotics ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Wearable Computers ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomers

AbstractMaterials that can assist with perception and responsivity of an engineered machine are said to promote physical intelligence. Physical intelligence may be important for flexible and soft materials that will be used in applications like soft robotics, wearable computers, and healthcare. These applications require stimuli responsivity, sensing, and actuation that allow a machine to perceive and react to its environment. The development of materials that exhibit some form of physical intelligence has relied on functional polymers and composites that contain these polymers. This review will focus on composites of functional polymers that display physical intelligence by assisting with perception, responsivity, or by off-loading computation. Composites of liquid crystal elastomers, shape-memory polymers, hydrogels, self-healing materials, and transient materials and their functionalities are examined with a viewpoint that considers physical intelligence. Graphic Abstract

scholarly journals A Liquid Crystal Elastomer‐Based Unprecedented Two‐Way Shape‐Memory Aerogel (Adv. Sci. 22/2021)

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (22) ◽  
pp. 2170151
Author(s):  
Meng Wang ◽  
Ying Song ◽  
Hari Krishna Bisoyi ◽  
Jian‐Feng Yang ◽  
Li Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer

Shape memory materials for electrically-powered soft machines

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (21) ◽  
pp. 4539-4551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaonan Huang ◽  
Michael Ford ◽  
Zach J. Patterson ◽  
Masoud Zarepoor ◽  
Chengfeng Pan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Shape Memory Alloy ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Artificial Muscles ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer ◽  
Shape Memory Materials

We review the recent progress of electrically-powered artificial muscles and soft machines using shape memory alloy and liquid crystal elastomer.

Modeling of photo-responsive liquid crystal elastomer actuators

2021 ◽  
Vol 560 ◽  
pp. 441-455
Author(s):  
Jundong Wu ◽  
Wenjun Ye ◽  
Yawu Wang ◽  
Chun-Yi Su
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer
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