Liquid Crystal Elastomer Based Dexterous Artificial Motor Unit
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211283
Abstract: Despite the great advancement in designing diverse soft robots, they are not yet as dexterous as animals in many aspects. One challenge is that they still lack the compact design of an artificial motor unit… read more here.
Keywords: liquid crystal; motor unit; lce; motor ... See more keywords
Physical Models from Physical Templates Using Biocompatible Liquid Crystal Elastomers as Morphologically Programmable Inks For 3d Printing.
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DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202200343
Abstract: Advanced manufacturing has received considerable attention as a tool for the fabrication of cell scaffolds however, finding ideal biocompatible and biodegradable materials that fit the correct parameters for three-dimensional (3D) printing and guide cells to… read more here.
Keywords: crystal; models physical; liquid crystal; physical templates ... See more keywords
4D Printing of Hygroscopic Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuators.
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DOI: 10.1002/smll.202100910
Abstract: Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are broadly recognized as programmable actuating materials that are responsive to external stimuli, typically heat or light. Yet, soft LCEs that respond to changes in environmental humidity are not reported, except… read more here.
Keywords: hygroscopic liquid; printing hygroscopic; lce; liquid crystal ... See more keywords
Double Networks of Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers with Enhanced Mechanical Strength
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02065
Abstract: Liquid-crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are frequently used in soft actuator development. However, applications are limited because LCEs are prone to mechanical failure when subjected to heavy loads and high temperatures during the working cycle. A mechanically… read more here.
Keywords: crystalline elastomers; double networks; lce; networks liquid ... See more keywords
Multimaterial Printing of Liquid Crystal Elastomers with Integrated Stretchable Electronics
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c23028
Abstract: Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) have grown in popularity in recent years as a stimuli-responsive material for soft actuators and shape reconfigurable structures. To make these material systems electrically responsive, they must be integrated with soft… read more here.
Keywords: printing; liquid crystal; lce; multimaterial printing ... See more keywords
Reprogrammable, Reprocessible, and Self-Healable Liquid Crystal Elastomer with Exchangeable Disulfide Bonds.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b09246
Abstract: A liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) can be regarded as an integration of mesogenic molecules into a polymer network. The LCE can generate large mechanical actuation when subjected to various external stimuli. Recently, it has been… read more here.
Keywords: crystal elastomer; liquid crystal; disulfide bonds; lce ... See more keywords
3D printing programmable liquid crystal elastomer soft pneumatic actuators.
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DOI: 10.1039/d2mh01001a
Abstract: Soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) rely on anisotropic mechanical properties to generate specific motions after inflation. To achieve mechanical anisotropy, additional stiff materials or heterogeneous structures are typically introduced in isotropic base materials. However, the inherent… read more here.
Keywords: liquid crystal; soft pneumatic; pneumatic actuators; crystal elastomer ... See more keywords
Optical wavelength selective actuation of dye doped liquid crystalline elastomers by quasi-daylight.
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DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01256a
Abstract: We explore obtaining different photo responses of liquid crystalline elastomer (LCE) materials through modulating the optical wavelengths in order to promote the development of precise photocontrol on LCE actuators, and thus study the effect of… read more here.
Keywords: quasi daylight; actuation; lce; wavelength ... See more keywords
The effect of lung-conduction exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000028629
Abstract: Abstract Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a management modality that improves the quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, PR is not readily accessible. Therefore, we developed lung-conduction exercises (LCE)… read more here.
Keywords: obstructive pulmonary; chronic obstructive; lce; pulmonary disease ... See more keywords
Modeling Based on a Two-Step Parameter Identification Strategy for Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuator Considering Dynamic Phase Transition Process.
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DOI: 10.1109/tcyb.2022.3179433
Abstract: Liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) is a promising candidate for actuation in light-driven soft robot applications. Due to the fact that LCE has complex hysteretic nonlinearities, which are highly dependent on the environment, modeling of actuators… read more here.
Keywords: deformation; phase transition; lce; actuator ... See more keywords
Microbial Ecological Mechanism for Long-Term Production of High Concentrations of n-Caproate via Lactate-Driven Chain Elongation
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DOI: 10.1128/aem.03075-20
Abstract: Our research revealed the microbial network of the LCE reactor microbiome for n-caproate production at high concentrations, which will provide a foundation for designing or engineering the LCE reactor microbiome to recover n-caproate from organic… read more here.
Keywords: production high; caproate; production; lce ... See more keywords