A supramolecular assembly of cross-linked azobenzene/polymers for a high-performance light-driven actuator

A light-driven supramolecular nanowire actuator

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A facile approach to fabricate a UV/heat dual-responsive triple shape memory polymer

(2015) Y. Wu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Bioinspired Layered Materials with Superior Mechanical Performance

(2014) Qunfeng Cheng et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Spontaneous Organization of Inorganic Nanoparticles into Nanovesicles Triggered by UV Light

(2014) Tong Bian et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Molecular Engineering of Azobenzene-Functionalized Polyimides To Enhance Both Photomechanical Work and Motion

(2014) Jeong Jae Wie et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Reversible Near-Infrared Light Directed Reflection in a Self-Organized Helical Superstructure Loaded with Upconversion Nanoparticles

(2014) Ling Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Conversion of light into macroscopic helical motion

(2014) Supitchaya Iamsaard et al.   Nature Chemistry

Infrared-Actuated Recovery of Polyurethane Filled by Reduced Graphene Oxide/Carbon Nanotube Hybrids with High Energy Density

(2013) Yiyu Feng et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Gold Nanorod@Chiral Mesoporous Silica Core–shell Nanoparticles with Unique Optical Properties

(2013) Wenjing Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Light-Driven Linear Helical Supramolecular Polymer Formed by Molecular-Recognition-Directed Self-Assembly of Bis(p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene) and Pseudorotaxane

(2013) Ruyi Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Red-Light-Controllable Liquid-Crystal Soft Actuators via Low-Power Excited Upconversion Based on Triplet–Triplet Annihilation

(2013) Zhen Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Reversible Actuation of Polyelectrolyte Films: Expansion-Induced Mechanical Force Enables cis–trans Isomerization of Azobenzenes

(2013) Yuanyuan Zhang et al.   LANGMUIR

Macro- and Microphase Separation in Block Copolymer Supramolecular Assemblies Induced by Solvent Annealing

(2013) Si Wu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

A review of stimuli-responsive shape memory polymer composites

(2013) Harper Meng et al.   POLYMER

Photoresponsive liquid crystalline block copolymers: From photonics to nanotechnology

(2013) Haifeng Yu   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Light-Driven Chiral Molecular Switches or Motors in Liquid Crystals

(2012) Yan Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Enhancement of Photogenerated Mechanical Force in Azobenzene-Functionalized Polyimides

(2012) Kyung Min Lee et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Stimuli-responsive self-assembled multilayer azo thin films: Effect of aggregates and salt on significant spectral shifts

(2012) Nasir M. Ahmad et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Photochemical Mechanism and Photothermal Considerations in the Mechanical Response of Monodomain, Azobenzene-Functionalized Liquid Crystal Polymer Networks

(2012) Kyung Min Lee et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Tailoring the Photomechanical Response of Glassy, Azobenzene-Functionalized Polyimides by Physical Aging

(2012) By Kyung Min Lee et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Recent advances in shape–memory polymers: Structure, mechanism, functionality, modeling and applications

(2012) Jinlian Hu et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Amphiphilic azo polymers: Molecular engineering, self-assembly and photoresponsive properties

(2012) Dongrui Wang et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Photodriven, Flexural-Torsional Oscillation of Glassy Azobenzene Liquid Crystal Polymer Networks

(2011) Kyung Min Lee et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Photomechanical mechanism and structure-property considerations in the generation of photomechanical work in glassy, azobenzene liquid crystal polymer networks

(2011) Kyung Min Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Light-Induced Deformation of Azobenzene Elastomers: A Regular Cubic Network Model

(2011) V. Toshchevikov et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Surface-Relief Gratings and Stable Birefringence Inscribed Using Light of Broad Spectral Range in Supramolecular Polymer-Bisazobenzene Complexes

(2011) Jenni E. Koskela et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Layer-by-Layer Ultrathin Films of Azobenzene-Containing Polymer/Layered Double Hydroxides with Reversible Photoresponsive Behavior

(2010) Jingbin Han et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Large-Area Three-Dimensional Molecular Ordering of a Polymer Brush by One-Step Processing

(2010) N. Hosono et al.   SCIENCE

Recent advances and challenges in designing stimuli-responsive polymers

(2009) Fang Liu et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Azobenzene-containing block copolymers: the interplay of light and morphology enables new functions

(2009) Yue Zhao et al.   Soft Matter

Is chemical crosslinking necessary for the photoinduced bending of polymer films?

(2007) Jun-ichi Mamiya et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY