中国物理B ›› 2016, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (9): 96103-096103.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/25/9/096103

所属专题: TOPICAL REVIEW — Physical research in liquid crystal

• TOPICAL REVIEW—Physical research in liquid crystal • 上一篇    下一篇

Thermo- and photo-driven soft actuators based on crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers

Wei Gu(顾伟), Jia Wei(韦嘉), Yanlei Yu(俞燕蕾)   

  1. 1. Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
  • 收稿日期:2016-05-16 出版日期:2016-09-05 发布日期:2016-09-05
  • 通讯作者: Yanlei Yu E-mail:ylyu@fudan.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21134003, 21273048, 51225304, and 51203023) and Shanghai Outstanding Academic Leader Program, China (Grant No. 15XD1500600).

Thermo- and photo-driven soft actuators based on crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers

Wei Gu(顾伟)1, Jia Wei(韦嘉)1, Yanlei Yu(俞燕蕾)1,2   

  1. 1. Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
  • Received:2016-05-16 Online:2016-09-05 Published:2016-09-05
  • Contact: Yanlei Yu E-mail:ylyu@fudan.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21134003, 21273048, 51225304, and 51203023) and Shanghai Outstanding Academic Leader Program, China (Grant No. 15XD1500600).

摘要:

Crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers (CLCPs) are a type of promising material that possess both the order of liquid crystals and the properties of polymer networks. The anisotropic deformation of the CLCPs takes place when the mesogens experience order to disorder change in response to external stimuli; therefore, they can be utilized to fabricate smart actuators, which have potential applications in artificial muscles, micro-optomechanical systems, optics, and energy-harvesting fields. In this review the recent development of thermo- and photo-driven soft actuators based on the CLCPs are summarized.

关键词: actuators, crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers, deformation

Abstract:

Crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers (CLCPs) are a type of promising material that possess both the order of liquid crystals and the properties of polymer networks. The anisotropic deformation of the CLCPs takes place when the mesogens experience order to disorder change in response to external stimuli; therefore, they can be utilized to fabricate smart actuators, which have potential applications in artificial muscles, micro-optomechanical systems, optics, and energy-harvesting fields. In this review the recent development of thermo- and photo-driven soft actuators based on the CLCPs are summarized.

Key words: actuators, crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers, deformation

中图分类号:  (Polymers, elastomers, and plastics)

  • 61.41.+e
82.50.Hp (Processes caused by visible and UV light) 83.80.Xz (Liquid crystals: nematic, cholesteric, smectic, discotic, etc.) 61.30.Vx (Polymer liquid crystals)