Actuation of cylindrical nematic elastomer balloons
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Journal of Applied Physics"
DOI: 10.1063/5.0041288
Abstract: Nematic elastomers are programmable soft materials that display large, reversible, and predictable deformation under an external stimulus such as a change in temperature or light. While much of the work in the field has focused… read more here.
Keywords: nematic elastomer; elastomer; deformation; cylindrical nematic ... See more keywords
Transverse vibration of nematic elastomer Timoshenko beams.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Physical Review E"
DOI: 10.1103/physreve.95.012703
Abstract: Being a rubber-like liquid crystalline elastomer, a nematic elastomer (NE) is anisotropic viscoelastic, and displays dynamic soft elasticity. In this paper, the transverse vibration of a NE Timoshenko beam is studied based on the linear… read more here.
Keywords: nematic elastomer; vibration; timoshenko; transverse vibration ... See more keywords
Light-Activated Elongation/Shortening and Twisting of a Nematic Elastomer Balloon
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Polymers"
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