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

Unraveling the polymer brain： the future of liquid crystal polymers as intelligent materials

Yuxin YOU, Mert O ASTAM, and Danqing LIU*
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  • Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry， Eindhoven University of Technology， Eindhoven 5612AE， The Netherlands
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    Category: Liquid Crystal Actuation Materials

    Received: Nov. 8, 2024

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    Published Online: Mar. 31, 2025

    The Author Email: Danqing LIU (d.liu1@tue.nl)

    DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2024-0344

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