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Programming liquid crystal elastomers for multistep ambidirectional deformability
Ambidirectionality, which is the ability of structural elements to move beyond a reference state in two opposite directions, is common …
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Programming hierarchical anisotropy in microactuators for multimodal actuation
Microactuators, capable of executing tasks typically repetitive, hazardous, or impossible for humans, hold great promise across fields …
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Programming Deformations of 3D Microstructures; Opportunities Enabled by Magnetic Alignment of Liquid Crystalline Elastomers
Synthetic structures that undergo controlled movement are crucial building blocks for developing new technologies applicable to …
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Staggered circular nanoporous graphene converts electromagnetic waves into electricity
Harvesting largely ignored and wasted electromagnetic (EM) energy released by electronic devices and converting it into direct current …
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Self-regulated non-reciprocal motions in single-material microstructures
Living cilia stir, sweep and steer via swirling strokes of complex bending and twisting, paired with distinct reverse arcs. Efforts to …
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Wettability-based ultrasensitive detection of amphiphiles through directed concentration at disordered regions in self-assembled monolayers
Wettability-based molecular detection is emerging to enable portable and fast chemical detection within droplets. However, current …
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Liquid-induced topological transformations of cellular microstructures
The fundamental topology of cellular structures—the location, number and connectivity of nodes and compartments—can profoundly affect …
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Controlling Liquid Crystal Orientations for Programmable Anisotropic Transformations in Cellular Microstructures
Geometric reconfigurations in cellular structures have recently been exploited to realize adaptive materials with applications in …
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From Appendage to Crosslinker – Unusual Swelling Behavior in Spiropyran-Modified Hydrogels
Stimuli-responsive materials typically contain responsive molecular units that couple an external trigger to a defined macroscale …
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Twist again; Dynamically and reversibly controllable chirality in liquid crystalline elastomer microposts
Photoresponsive liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) constitute ideal actuators for soft robots because their light-induced macroscopic …
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