Liquid Crystal Elastomer–Liquid Metal Composite: Ultrafast, Untethered, and Programmable Actuation by Induction Heating (Adv. Mater. 34/2024)
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Liquid Crystal Elastomer–Liquid Metal Composite In article number 2302765, Ruike Renee Zhao and co-workers present a novel liquid crystal elastomer-liquid metal (LCE-LM) composite enabling ultrafast, reversible, remote, and programmable actuation through eddy current induction heating. The programmability of the LCE-LM composite is exploited for multimodal pop-up deformations through sequential actuation and soft robotic locomotion mimicking turtle fin deformation through selective actuation strategy.
Source: Advanced Materials
Institution: Stanford University
Language: English
Subfield: Mechanical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4401777530