Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
DLP 4D Printing of Programmable Molecularly-Engineered Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuators.
Rakine Mouhoubi, Vincent Lapinte, Sébastien Blanquer
Published: 202610.1002/advs.202517605
Abstract
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCE) are highly attractive for 4D printing due to their ability to undergo large, rapid, and reversible shape changes in response to external stimuli. While direct ink writing (DIW) enables mesogen alignment during extrusio…
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