Toward Application of Liquid Crystalline Elastomer for Smart Robotics: State of the Art and Challenges

Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are lightly crosslinked polymers that combine liquid crystalline order and rubber elasticity. Owing to their unique anisotropic behavior and reversible shape responses to external stimulation (temperature, light, etc.), LCEs have emerged as preferred candidates f...

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Main Authors: Dandan Sun, Juzhong Zhang, Hongpeng Li, Zhengya Shi, Qi Meng, Shuiren Liu, Jinzhou Chen, Xuying Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/11/1889