Light-Activated Elongation/Shortening and Twisting of a Nematic Elastomer Balloon
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DOI: 10.3390/polym14061249
Abstract: Nematic elastomer balloons with inflation-induced axial contraction and shear/torsion effect can be used as actuators for soft robots, artificial muscles, and biomedical instruments. The nematic elastomer can also generate drastic shape changes under illumination, and… read more here.
Keywords: elastomer balloon; light activated; elastomer; nematic elastomer ... See more keywords