Visible‐Light‐Actuated Bidirectional Photochromism in Chiral Nanostructures with Multi‐Degree of Freedom
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DOI: 10.1002/adom.202402177
Abstract: Cholesteric liquid crystals (CLCs) with chiral nanostructures take on great significance in light modulation for optical devices, especially involving the features of circularly polarized and dynamic structural colors. However, on‐demand self‐assembly by photoprogramming still remains… read more here.
Keywords: visible light; light actuated; bidirectional photochromism; chiral nanostructures ... See more keywords
Light-Actuated, Tunable Micromachines from Photo-Swellable Colloidal Ionogels.
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DOI: 10.1002/smll.202503698
Abstract: Active colloids that release ions hold potential for building micromachines capable of dynamically responding to environmental stimuli. Harnessing light to precisely regulate and fine-tune their performance is essential for unlocking their versatility and expanding their… read more here.
Keywords: light actuated; photo swellable; light; swellable colloidal ... See more keywords
Mixing mechanism of a straight channel micromixer based on light-actuated oscillating electroosmosis in low-frequency sinusoidal AC electric field
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DOI: 10.1007/s10404-021-02430-1
Abstract: The traditional electroosmotic microfluidic mixers generally involve microelectrodes embedded on the inner wall of microchannel, which increases the difficulty of microchip processing and reduces the functional flexibility inevitably. In this paper, we report the development… read more here.
Keywords: based light; field; frequency; light actuated ... See more keywords
Gold nanoparticle/reduced graphene oxide hybrids for fast light-actuated shape memory polymers with enhanced photothermal conversion and mechanical stiffness
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.04.029
Abstract: Abstract A fast light-actuated shape memory polymer (SMP) composite with greatly enhanced photothermal conversion and mechanical stiffness was prepared by incorporating gold nanoparticle/reduced graphene oxide (AuNP-RGO) hybrids into cross-linked poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL). The AuNP-RGO hybrids with… read more here.
Keywords: photothermal conversion; aunp rgo; light actuated; actuated shape ... See more keywords
Controlling the Trajectories of Nano/Micro Particles Using Light-Actuated Marangoni Flow.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02814
Abstract: The ability to manipulate small objects and to produce patterns on the nano- and microscale is of great importance, both with respect to fundamentals and technological applications. The manipulation of particles with diameters of the… read more here.
Keywords: light actuated; controlling trajectories; actuated marangoni; trajectories nano ... See more keywords
Novel Flexible Phase Change Materials with Mussel-Inspired Modification of Melamine Foam for Simultaneous Light-Actuated Shape Memory and Light-to-Thermal Energy Storage Capability
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DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b03169
Abstract: Form-stable phase change materials (PCMs) are widely used for thermal management. However, the strong rigidity and the weak photoabsorption ability have hindered their practical applications. Herein, we report a flexible PCM based on paraffin wax… read more here.
Keywords: light; light actuated; actuated shape; phase ... See more keywords
Light actuated swarming and breathing-like motion of graphene oxide colloidal particles
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DOI: 10.1038/s42004-018-0073-4
Abstract: Synthetic microparticles that can be propelled under light stimulus and generate collective behaviors via interaction among these particles may lead to applications in numerous fields. Here we show that aqueous graphene oxide (GO) particles can… read more here.
Keywords: graphene oxide; motion; particles light; light actuated ... See more keywords
Study of particle equilibrium based on the combination of light-actuated AC electroosmosis and light-actuated dielectrophoresis.
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.523241
Abstract: Optoelectronic tweezers (OETs) represent a flexible, high-throughput method for manipulating micro/nano particles or cells. This technique involves not only light-actuated dielectrophoresis (LDEP) but also light-actuated AC electroosmosis (LACE), which occurs concurrently in OETs devices. Despite… read more here.
Keywords: particle equilibrium; light actuated; dielectrophoresis; equilibrium ... See more keywords