Integrating stimulus responsive materials and microfluidics: The key to next-generation chemical sensors

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

trans-cis and trans-cis-trans Microstructure Evolution of Azobenzene Liquid-Crystal Polymer Networks

(2011) Hongbo Wang et al.   MACROMOLECULAR THEORY AND SIMULATIONS

Isomerization of spirobenzopyrans bearing electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups in acidic aqueous solutions

(2011) Taku Satoh et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Fast-reversible light-driven hydrogels consisting of spirobenzopyran-functionalized poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)

(2011) Taku Satoh et al.   Soft Matter

An infrared-light responsive graphene-oxide incorporated poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogel nanocomposite

(2011) Chi-Wei Lo et al.   Soft Matter

Characterisation and analytical potential of a photo-responsive polymeric material based on spiropyran

(2010) Robert Byrne et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Chain Collapse and Revival Thermodynamics of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Hydrogel

(2010) Shengtong Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Controlled actuation of alternating magnetic field-sensitive tunable hydrogels

(2010) Santaneel Ghosh et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS

Optically addressable single-use microfluidic valves by laser printer lithography

(2010) Jose L. Garcia-Cordero et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Relationship between the Photomechanical Response and the Thermomechanical Properties of Azobenzene Liquid Crystalline Polymer Networks

(2010) Kyung Min Lee et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Photomechanics of light-activated polymers

(2009) Kevin N. Long et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS

PMMA/PDMS valves and pumps for disposable microfluidics

(2009) Wenhua Zhang et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Ionogel-based light-actuated valves for controlling liquid flow in micro-fluidic manifolds

(2009) Fernando Benito-Lopez et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Printed artificial cilia from liquid-crystal network actuators modularly driven by light

(2009) Casper L. van Oosten et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Electrically controlled microvalves to integrate microchip polymerase chain reaction and capillary electrophoresis

(2008) Govind V. Kaigala et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

On-demand microfluidic control by micropatterned light irradiation of a photoresponsive hydrogel sheet

(2008) Shinji Sugiura et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Bending Dynamics and Directionality Reversal in Liquid Crystal Network Photoactuators

(2008) Casper L. van Oosten et al.   MACROMOLECULES