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A snake-mimic soft actuator composed of a bilayered liquid crystal elastomer ribbon and two serrated feet is reported in this work. Under repeated on/off near-infrared light irradiation, this actuator can… Click to show full abstract
A snake-mimic soft actuator composed of a bilayered liquid crystal elastomer ribbon and two serrated feet is reported in this work. Under repeated on/off near-infrared light irradiation, this actuator can move forward relying on a reversible shape morphing between S-curve structure and reverse S-curve structure, which is similar to the serpentine locomotion of snakes.
Keywords:
crystal elastomer;
liquid crystal;
serpentine locomotion;
actuator
Journal Title: Chemical communications
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: Chemical communications
Year Published: 2020
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