ArticleJournal of applied physics2020
Processing advances in liquid crystal elastomers provide a path to biomedical applications.
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- 4D printing of liquid crystal elastomer composites with continuous fiber reinforcement.Nature communications · 2024Article
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- Programming actuation onset of a liquid crystalline elastomer via isomerization of network topology.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Four-Dimensional Printing of Temperature-Responsive Liquid Crystal Elastomers with Programmable Shape-Changing Behavior.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Liquid crystal elastomer based dynamic device for urethral support: Potential treatment for stress urinary incontinence.Biomaterials · 2023Article
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- Photothermal-Driven Liquid Crystal Elastomers: Materials, Alignment and Applications.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Recent Progress in Materials Chemistry to Advance Flexible Bioelectronics in Medicine.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2022Review
- Soft elasticity optimises dissipation in 3D-printed liquid crystal elastomers.Nature communications · 2021Article
- Light-driven continuous rotating Möbius strip actuators.Nature communications · 2021Article
- Direct laser writing of liquid crystal elastomers oriented by a horizontal electric field.Open research Europe · 2021Article
- Design of nematic liquid crystals to control microscale dynamics.Liquid crystals reviews · 2020Article
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Abstract
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are a class of stimuli-responsive polymers that undergo reversible shape-change in response to environmental changes. The shape change of LCEs can be programmed during processing by orienting the liquid crystal phase prior to crosslinking. The suite of processing techniques that has been developed has resulted in a myriad of LCEs with different shape-changing behavior and mechanical properties. Aligning LCEs via mechanical straining yields large uniaxial actuators capable of a moderate force output. Magnetic fields are utilized to control the alignment within LCE microstructures. The generation of out-of-plane deformations such as bending, twisting, and coning is enabled by surface alignment techniques within thin films. 4D printing processes have emerged that enable the fabrication of centimeter-scale, 3D LCE structures with a complex alignment. The processing technique also determines, to a large extent, the potential applications of the LCE. For example, 4D printing enables the fabrication of LCE actuators capable of replicating the forces generated by human muscles. Employing surface alignment techniques, LCE films can be designed for use as coatings or as substrates for stretchable electronics. The growth of new processes and strategies opens and strengthens the path for LCEs to be applicable within biomedical device designs.
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