Programming liquid crystal elastomer-based soft robots

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Connor McMahan
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Soft Robots ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer

scholarly journals Shaping and Locomotion of Soft Robots Using Filament Actuators Made from Liquid Crystal Elastomer–Carbon Nanotube Composites

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 1900163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaqi Liu ◽  
Yuchong Gao ◽  
Haihuan Wang ◽  
Ryan Poling-Skutvik ◽  
Chinedum O. Osuji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Soft Robots ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer ◽  
Nanotube Composites ◽  
Carbon Nanotube Composites

scholarly journals Shaping and Locomotion of Soft Robots Using Filament Actuators Made from Liquid Crystal Elastomer–Carbon Nanotube Composites

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 2070063
Author(s):  
Jiaqi Liu ◽  
Yuchong Gao ◽  
Haihuan Wang ◽  
Ryan Poling-Skutvik ◽  
Chinedum O. Osuji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Soft Robots ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer ◽  
Nanotube Composites ◽  
Carbon Nanotube Composites

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

4D Printing of Hygroscopic Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuators

Small ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 2100910
Author(s):  
Keumbee Kim ◽  
Yuanhang Guo ◽  
Jaehee Bae ◽  
Subi Choi ◽  
Hyeong Yong Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
4D Printing ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer

Effect of stretching angle on the stress plateau behavior of main-chain liquid crystal elastomers

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 3128-3136
Author(s):  
Suzuka Okamoto ◽  
Shinichi Sakurai ◽  
Kenji Urayama
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Main Chain ◽  
Stress Plateau ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer ◽  
Ultimate Elongation ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Stretching angle for a main-chain liquid crystal elastomer has pronounced effects on the width of the stress plateau as well as the ultimate elongation, while it has no effect on the plateau height.

Quantification of internal strain in bent soft materials by a cholesteric liquid crystal elastomer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayuki Kishino ◽  
Norihisa Akamatsu ◽  
Shoichi Kubo ◽  
Kyohei Hisano ◽  
Osamu Tsutsumi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Cholesteric Liquid Crystal ◽  
Soft Materials ◽  
Internal Strain ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer
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