Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 39, Issue 3, 266(2024)

Liquid crystal elastomer micro-structures and their applications

Ruijue DUAN, Lei LI, Xianbing ZENG, and Yubing GUO*
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  • School of Medical Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    Advanced fabrication of liquid crystal elastomer micro-structures. (a) Two-step imprint lithography[32]; (b) Injection molding[50]; (c) 3D printing[52]; (d) Electro-spinning[55]; (e) Two-photon polymerization[29]; (f) Direct laser writing [56].
    Liquid crystal elastomer micro-structure actuators. (a) Optical tools for gripper and adjustable plate[60]; (b) Light-driven micro-swimmer[62]; (c) Light-driven micro-hand[63]; (d) Light-driven micro-walker[67]; (e) Micro-structure with multi-mode programmable shape morphing[68].
    Artificial muscle and controllable surface.(a) Twisted liquid crystal elastomer fiber and micro-motor[70]; (b) Light-driven biomimetic cilia[72]; (c) Structure colors of cholesteric liquid crystal elastomer[73];(d) Microstructures for manipulating surface wetting properties[74].
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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Dec. 25, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 29, 2024

    The Author Email: Yubing GUO (yguo@bit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2023-0404

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