Transient thermo-mechanical analysis for bimorph soft robot based on thermally responsive liquid crystal elastomers
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DOI: 10.1007/s10483-019-2495-8
Abstract: Thermally responsive liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) hold great promise in applications of soft robots and actuators because of the induced size and shape change with temperature. Experiments have successfully demonstrated that the LCE based bimorphs… read more here.
Keywords: thermo mechanical; bimorph; responsive liquid; liquid crystal ... See more keywords
Topographical changes in photo-responsive liquid crystal films: a computational analysis.
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DOI: 10.1039/c7sm02474f
Abstract: Switchable materials in response to external stimuli serve as building blocks to construct microscale functionalized actuators and sensors. Azobenzene-modified liquid crystal (LC) polymeric networks, that combine liquid crystalline orientational order and elasticity, reversibly undergo conformational… read more here.
Keywords: changes photo; topographical changes; liquid crystal; crystal ... See more keywords
Sonophoresis with ultrasound‐responsive liquid‐core nuclei for transdermal drug delivery
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DOI: 10.1111/srt.13129
Abstract: Sonophoresis can increase the delivery efficiency of various drugs into the skin. A recent advance in sonophoresis is the use of ultrasound‐responsive liquid‐core nuclei (URLN) to increase the probability of cavitation. In this study, we… read more here.
Keywords: core nuclei; liquid core; ultrasound responsive; sonophoresis ... See more keywords
Bioinspired Photo-Responsive Liquid Gating Membrane
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DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics7020047
Abstract: Stomata in the plant leaves are channels for gas exchange between the plants and the atmosphere. The gas exchange rate can be regulated by adjusting the opening and closing of stoma under the external stimuli,… read more here.
Keywords: photo responsive; photo; liquid gating; responsive liquid ... See more keywords
Degradation-Induced Actuation in Oxidation-Responsive Liquid Crystal Elastomers.
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DOI: 10.3390/cryst10050420
Abstract: Stimuli-responsive materials that exhibit a mechanical response to specific biological conditions are of considerable interest for responsive, implantable medical devices. Herein, we report the synthesis, processing and characterization of oxidation-responsive liquid crystal elastomers that demonstrate… read more here.
Keywords: oxidation; liquid crystal; responsive liquid; oxidation responsive ... See more keywords