Liquid-Crystalline Dynamic Networks Doped with Gold Nanorods Showing Enhanced Photocontrol of Actuation

Near-Infrared Chromophore Functionalized Soft Actuator with Ultrafast Photoresponsive Speed and Superior Mechanical Property

(2017) Li Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Making waves in a photoactive polymer film

(2017) Anne Helene Gelebart et al.   NATURE

A light-driven artificial flytrap

(2017) Owies M. Wani et al.   Nature Communications

Polydopamine nanoparticles doped in liquid crystal elastomers for producing dynamic 3D structures

(2017) Zhen Li et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Humidity- and Photo-Induced Mechanical Actuation of Cross-Linked Liquid Crystal Polymers

(2016) Yuyun Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Near-Infrared Responsive Liquid Crystalline Elastomers Containing Photothermal Conjugated Polymers

(2016) Wei Liu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Photocontrol of fluid slugs in liquid crystal polymer microactuators

(2016) Jiu-an Lv et al.   NATURE

Structured light enables biomimetic swimming and versatile locomotion of photoresponsive soft microrobots

(2016) Stefano Palagi et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Highly stretchable electroluminescent skin for optical signaling and tactile sensing

(2016) C. Larson et al.   SCIENCE

Photomotility of polymers

(2016) Jeong Jae Wie et al.   Nature Communications

Soft micromachines with programmable motility and morphology

(2016) Hen-Wei Huang et al.   Nature Communications

A chaotic self-oscillating sunlight-driven polymer actuator

(2016) Kamlesh Kumar et al.   Nature Communications

A plant tendril mimic soft actuator with phototunable bending and chiral twisting motion modes

(2016) Meng Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Photoinduced triple shape memory polyurethane enabled by doping with azobenzene and GO

(2016) Liming Zhou et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Optical Pendulum Generator Based on Photomechanical Liquid-Crystalline Actuators

(2015) Rong Tang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

NIR–Vis–UV Light-Responsive Actuator Films of Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites

(2015) Zhangxiang Cheng et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Graphene-Enabled Superior and Tunable Photomechanical Actuation in Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Nanocomposites

(2015) Yingkui Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Toward a New Generation of Electrically Controllable Hygromorphic Soft Actuators

(2015) Silvia Taccola et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Near-infrared-responsive gold nanorod/liquid crystalline elastomer composites prepared by sequential thiol-click chemistry

(2015) Hong Yang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Programmable and adaptive mechanics with liquid crystal polymer networks and elastomers

(2015) Timothy J. White et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Voxelated liquid crystal elastomers

(2015) Taylor H. Ware et al.   SCIENCE

Origami-inspired active graphene-based paper for programmable instant self-folding walking devices

(2015) J. Mu et al.   Science Advances

Miniaturized Swimming Soft Robot with Complex Movement Actuated and Controlled by Remote Light Signals

(2015) Chaolei Huang et al.   Scientific Reports

Conversion of light into macroscopic helical motion

(2014) Supitchaya Iamsaard et al.   Nature Chemistry

Artificial Muscles from Fishing Line and Sewing Thread

(2014) C. S. Haines et al.   SCIENCE

Wavelength-Selective, IR Light-Driven Hinges Based on Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Composites

(2013) Ryan R. Kohlmeyer et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Mouldable liquid-crystalline elastomer actuators with exchangeable covalent bonds

(2013) Zhiqiang Pei et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Bio-Inspired Polymer Composite Actuator and Generator Driven by Water Gradients

(2013) M. Ma et al.   SCIENCE

Liquid single crystal elastomer/conducting polymer bilayer composite actuator: modelling and experiments

(2013) Francesco Greco et al.   Soft Matter

Metal-Catalyzed Transesterification for Healing and Assembling of Thermosets

(2012) Mathieu Capelot et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Catalytic Control of the Vitrimer Glass Transition

(2012) Mathieu Capelot et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Silica-Like Malleable Materials from Permanent Organic Networks

(2011) D. Montarnal et al.   SCIENCE

Liquid Crystalline Elastomers as Actuators and Sensors

(2010) Christian Ohm et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Three-Dimensional Photomobility of Crosslinked Azobenzene Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Fibers

(2009) Taiki Yoshino et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Biomaterial systems for mechanosensing and actuation

(2009) Peter Fratzl et al.   NATURE

Photomobile Polymer Materials: Towards Light-Driven Plastic Motors

(2008) Munenori Yamada et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION