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Emergence of Spontaneous Twist and Curvature in Non-Euclidean Rods: Application toErodiumPlant Cells

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Reverse engineering the euglenoid movement

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Switching shapes of nematic elastomers with various director configurations

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Designing Responsive Buckled Surfaces by Halftone Gel Lithography

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Ogden-type energies for nematic elastomers

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Shape selection of twist-nematic-elastomer ribbons

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Geometry and Mechanics in the Opening of Chiral Seed Pods

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Thermally Driven Giant Bending of Liquid Crystal Elastomer Films with Hybrid Alignment

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Self-winding of helices in plant tendrils and cellulose liquid crystal fibers

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Elastic energies for nematic elastomers

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Biomaterial systems for mechanosensing and actuation

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