ArticleNature communications2024
Logarithmic and Archimedean organic crystalline spirals.
Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Hierarchical Coordination Polymer-Polymer Composites for Robust, Programmable Photomechanical Actuation.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Article
- Organic Crystal-MXene Composites as Temperature-Tolerant Strain Sensors.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Cryogenically self-healing organic crystals.Nature materials · 2026Article
- Facial Asymmetry in the Helical Grooves of Chiral Helical Polymers to Create 2D Single-Chain Archimedean Spiral Nanostructures.ACS nano · 2025Article
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Abstract
Crystals can be found in many shapes but do not usually grow as spirals. Here we show that applying a non-uniform layer of a polymer blend onto slender centimeter-size organic crystals prestrains the crystals into hybrid dynamic elements with spiral shapes that respond reversibly to environmental variations in temperature or humidity by curling. Exposure to humidity results in partial uncurling within several seconds, whereby a logarithmic-type spiral crystal is transformed into an Archimedean one. Conical helices obtained by lateral pulling of the spirals can wind around solid objects similar to plant tendrils or lift suspended objects with a positive correlation between the actuator's elongation and the cargo mass. The morphological, kinematic, and kinetic attributes turn these hybrid materials into an attractive platform for flexible sensors and soft robots, while they also provide an approach to morph crystalline fibers in non-natural spiral habits inaccessible with the common crystallization approaches.
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