Dataset corresponding to the underlying data of PRIME scientific publications - Publication Title: Four-Dimensional Printed Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Actuators with Fast Photoinduced Mechanical Response toward Light-Driven Robotic Functions - Publication Reference: ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 39, 44195. - Publication DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13341 Figure 4 caption: Photoresponse of a rectangular LCE strip (90 μm thick) with uniaxial orientation of the director along the long axis of the element with (a−c) low UV intensity (365 nm, 50 mW/cm2) and (d−f) high UV intensity (365 nm, 200 mW/cm2) exposure. A weight of 1 g is attached to the lower extreme of the strip. (a,d) Images of the LCE element successively acquired (i) before UV illumination, (ii) after UV illumination (after 4 and 1 min of illumination with 50 and 200 mW/cm2, respectively), (iii) 2 min after ceasing the UV illumination, and (iv) after 30 min of blue light illumination (455 nm, 4 mW/cm2). (b,e) Temporal dependence of normalized strip length during the initial part of the experiment showing contraction upon UV illumination (purple squares) with (b) 50 and (e) 200 mW/cm2 and the partial recovery of the length when UV illumination ceases (black squares). (b and d insets) Temporal dependence of normalized strip length during the whole experiment including the final blue light irradiation step (455 nm, 4 mW/cm2, for 30 min, blue squares). (c,f) Temporal dependence of temperature of the irradiated side of the LCE element illuminated (365 nm, purple line) with (c) 50 and (f) 200 mW/cm2. PRIME. Advanced and versatile PRInting platform for the next generation of active Microfluidic dEvices

PRIME has received Funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 829010 and VIBRATE - Self-sustaining vibration and mechanical resonance effects in stimuli responsive liquid crystal polymer coatings and membranes (Vibrate) (669991)

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