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Actuators based on liquid crystalline elastomer materials.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Jiang, Hongrui Li, Chensha Huang, Xuezhen |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) exhibit a number of remarkable physical effects, including the unique, high-stroke reversible mechanical actuation when triggered by external stimuli. This article reviews some recent exciting developments in the field of LCE materials with an emphasis on their utilization in actuator applications. Such applications include artificial muscles, industrial manufacturing, health and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). With suitable synthetic and preparation pathways and well-controlled actuation stimuli, such as heat, light, electric and magnetic fields, excellent physical properties of LCE materials can be realized. By comparing the actuating properties of different systems, general relationships between the structure and the properties of LCEs are discussed. How these materials can be turned into usable devices using interdisciplinary techniques is also described. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1039/c3nr00037k |
| PubMed reference number | 23648966 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 5 |
| Issue Number | 12 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://mnsa.ece.wisc.edu/Publications/J55/J55.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://mnsa.ece.wisc.edu/Publications/J55/J55.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1039/c3nr00037k |
| Journal | Nanoscale |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
