A rewritable, reprogrammable, dual light-responsive polymer actuator

Autor: Albertus P. H. J. Schenning, Ghislaine Vantomme, Anne Helene Gelebart, Dirk J. Mulder, Dirk J. Broer
Přispěvatelé: Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Stimuli-responsive Funct. Materials & Dev., Macro-Organic Chemistry
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 56(43), 13436-13439. Wiley
ISSN: 1433-7851
Popis: We report on the fabrication of a rewritable and reprogrammable dual‐photoresponsive liquid crystalline‐based actuator containing an azomerocyanine dye that can be locally converted into the hydroxyazopyridinium form by acid treatment. Each dye absorbs at a different wavelength giving access to programmable actuators, the folding of which can be controlled by using different colors of light. The acidic patterning is reversible and allows the erasing and rewriting of patterns in the polymer film, giving access to reusable, adjustable soft actuators.
Databáze: OpenAIRE