Humidity‐Responsive Liquid Crystalline Network Actuator Showing Synergistic Fluorescence Color Change Enabled by Aggregation Induced Emission Luminogen
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202010578
Abstract: Imitating the structures and behaviors of natural creatures is of great significance to scientists to explore novel materials for practical applications. However, the design and fabrication of biomimetic devices with complex and outstanding performances is… read more here.
Keywords: humidity; liquid crystalline; aggregation induced; induced emission ... See more keywords
Molecular Brush‐Grafted Liquid Crystalline Hetero‐Structured Fillers for Boosting Thermal Conductivity of Polyimide Composite Films
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202506563
Abstract: Hetero‐structured thermally conductive fillers, benefiting from the low interfacial thermal resistance and fillers’ synergistic effect, have been proven to be the ideal choice for improving the thermal conductivities of polymer composites. However, hetero‐structured fillers are… read more here.
Keywords: liquid crystalline; composite films; hetero structured; cnt ... See more keywords
Tunable Photocontrolled Motions Using Stored Strain Energy in Malleable Azobenzene Liquid Crystalline Polymer Actuators.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.201606467
Abstract: A new strategy for enhancing the photoinduced mechanical force is demonstrated using a reprocessable azobenzene-containing liquid crystalline network (LCN). The basic idea is to store mechanical strain energy in the polymer beforehand so that UV… read more here.
Keywords: energy; polymer; strain energy; mechanical force ... See more keywords
Ultrafast Digital Fabrication of Designable Architectured Liquid Crystalline Elastomer.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202105597
Abstract: The muscle-like activities of liquid crystalline elastomers (LCE) offer great potential for designing future soft machines. Their motion complexity, however, relies on inflexible and cumbersome mesogen alignment techniques. Here, a digital photocuring method for ultrafast… read more here.
Keywords: ultrafast digital; liquid crystalline; fabrication designable; digital fabrication ... See more keywords
Solvent-Assisted 4D Programming and Reprogramming of Liquid Crystalline Organo-gels.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202107855
Abstract: Encoding molecular ordering during liquid crystalline network (LCN) formation endows preprogrammed but fixed shape morphing in response to external stimuli. The incorporation of dynamic covalent bonds enables shape reprogramming but also permanently alters the network… read more here.
Keywords: organo; programming reprogramming; assisted programming; solvent assisted ... See more keywords
Rapidly and Repeatedly Reprogrammable Liquid Crystalline Elastomer via a Shape Memory Mechanism
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202201679
Abstract: Realization of muscle‐like actuation for a liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) requires mesogen alignment, which is typically achieved/fixed chemically during the synthesis. Post‐synthesis regulation of the alignment in a convenient and repeatable manner is highly desirable… read more here.
Keywords: crystalline; liquid crystalline; shape memory; via shape ... See more keywords
High‐Performance Liquid Crystalline Polymer for Intrinsic Fire‐Resistant and Flexible Triboelectric Nanogenerators
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202204543
Abstract: Flammability is a great challenge in the fields of electronics. The emergence of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) provides a safe way to harvest environmentalally friendly energy and convert it into more secure power sources. Especially, polymer‐based… read more here.
Keywords: fire resistant; triboelectric nanogenerators; liquid crystalline; fire ... See more keywords
Shape Morphing Directed by Spatially Encoded, Dually Responsive Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Micro‐Actuators
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202208613
Abstract: Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) with intrinsic molecular anisotropy can be programmed to morph shapes under external stimuli. However, it is difficult to program the position and orientation of individual mesogenic units separately and locally, whether… read more here.
Keywords: micro actuators; micro; dually responsive; shape morphing ... See more keywords
Liquid-Crystalline Biomineral Nanofibers: 1D Inorganic Materials with a High Aspect Ratio and Anisotropic Self-Assembled Nanocomposites.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202514457
Abstract: In nature, shark tooth enameloid exhibits an intricate anisotropic structure composed of high-aspect-ratio fluorapatite (FAp) fibrous nanocrystals, which impart exceptional mechanical properties. Mineral-based liquid-crystalline (LC) colloids provide a promising strategy for constructing such anisotropic structural… read more here.
Keywords: crystalline biomineral; aspect ratio; high aspect; biomineral nanofibers ... See more keywords
Photoresponsive Structural Color in Liquid Crystalline Materials
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DOI: 10.1002/adom.201900429
Abstract: Photoresponsive liquid crystalline photonic materials are a medium in which the self‐regulation of light can occur. Liquid crystals are macroscopically self‐assembling, optically anisotropic materials capable of amplifying photochemical changes and thus are well suited to… read more here.
Keywords: crystalline materials; crystalline; structural color; liquid crystalline ... See more keywords
Force‐Induced Synergetic Pigmentary and Structural Color Change of Liquid Crystalline Elastomer with Nanoparticle‐Enhanced Mechanosensitivity
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205325
Abstract: The ability of some animals to rapidly change their colors can greatly improve their chances of escaping predators or hunting prey. A classic example is cephalopods, which can rapidly shift through a wide range of… read more here.
Keywords: crystalline elastomer; color; change; pigmentary structural ... See more keywords