Layered liquid crystal elastomer actuators

Autor: Tyler Guin, Michael J. Settle, Benjamin A. Kowalski, Anesia D. Auguste, Richard V. Beblo, Gregory W. Reich, Timothy J. White
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04911-4
Popis: Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCE) exhibit shape transformation when subjected to various stimuli, but the achievable thickness of LCE films is limited. Here the authors demonstrate arbitrarily thick LCE films that are continuous in composition and maintain the director orientation, prescribed into the material.
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