Thermo- and photo-driven soft actuators based on crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers |
(a) The schematic diagram of the light-activated microvalve model. (b) The cross section structure and the working principle of the photo-driven microvalve. (c) The experimental setup used to test the microvalve and the photograph of the microvalve. (d) Flow rate testing result of the microvalve (UV intensity: 50 mW/cm2). Reprinted with permission from Ref. [ |