Programming hierarchical anisotropy in microactuators for multimodal actuation

Journal Article · 31 December 2023 · Lab on a chip (Print)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4LC00369A · OSTI ID:2427454

Wang, Shiyu  ^[1]; Li, Shucong ^[2]; Zhao, Wenchang ^[1]; Zhou, Ying ^[1]; Wang, Liqiu ^[3]; Aizenberg, Joanna  ^[4]; Zhu, Pingan  ^[5]

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1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
4. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China

Our work introduces a simple strategy for tailoring hierarchical anisotropy in microactuators using thermoresponsive liquid crystalline elastomers, thereby enabling versatile multimodal actuation.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Grant/Contract Number: SC0005247
• OSTI ID: 2427454
• Journal Information: Lab on a chip (Print), Journal Name: Lab on a chip (Print); ISSN LCAHAM; ISSN 1473-0197
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
• Country of Publication: France
• Language: English