Downloads provided by UsageCounts
AbstractSoft matter elements undergoing programed, reversible shape change can contribute to fundamental advance in areas such as optics, medicine, microfluidics, and robotics. Crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers have demonstrated huge potential to implement soft responsive elements; however, the complexity and size of the actuators are limited by the current dominant thin‐film geometry processing toolbox. Using 3D printing, stimuli‐responsive liquid crystalline elastomeric structures are created here. The printing process prescribes a reversible shape‐morphing behavior, offering a new paradigm for active polymer system preparation. The additive character of this technology also leads to unprecedented geometries, complex functions, and sizes beyond those of typical thin‐films. The fundamental concepts and devices presented therefore overcome the current limitations of actuation energy available from thin‐films, thereby narrowing the gap between materials and practical applications.
soft robotics, Robotics/instrumentation, Molecular Structure, Polymers, Soft robotics, Temperature, 3D printing, Robotics, actuators, Elastomers/chemistry, adaptive optics, liquid crystalline polymers, Polymers/chemistry, Elastomers, Liquid crystalline polymers, Printing, Three-Dimensional, Printing, Three-Dimensional/instrumentation, Adaptive optics, Actuators
soft robotics, Robotics/instrumentation, Molecular Structure, Polymers, Soft robotics, Temperature, 3D printing, Robotics, actuators, Elastomers/chemistry, adaptive optics, liquid crystalline polymers, Polymers/chemistry, Elastomers, Liquid crystalline polymers, Printing, Three-Dimensional, Printing, Three-Dimensional/instrumentation, Adaptive optics, Actuators
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 328 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 0.1% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Top 1% | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 1% |
| views | 361 | |
| downloads | 74 |

Views provided by UsageCounts
Downloads provided by UsageCounts