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Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 40, Issue 1, 35(2025)

Advanced manufacturing techniques and structure design of liquid crystal elastomer smart materials

Changyue LIU1,2, Lingxin YUAN1,2, Jiping YANG1,2、*, and Zhijian WANG1,2、**
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  • 1Tianmushan Laboratory， Hangzhou 310023， China
  • 2School of Materials Science and Engineering， Beihang University， Beijing 100191， China
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    Category: Liquid Crystal Actuation Materials

    Received: Aug. 16, 2024

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    Published Online: Mar. 31, 2025

    The Author Email: Jiping YANG (jyang@buaa.edu.cn), Zhijian WANG (zhijianw@buaa.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2024-0237

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