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Tactile device based on opto-mechanical actuation of liquid crystal elastomers

Núria Torras, Kirill Zinoviev, Carlos J. Camargo, Eva M. Campo, Humberto Campanella, J. Estéve, Jean E. Marshall, Eugene M. Terentjev, Mária Omastová, Igor Krupa,

Sensors and Actuators A Physical · 2014 · 95 citations · 24 references

Concepts

Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceActuatorsMechanical Behavior Of MaterialsOptical MaterialsActuator MaterialsElastomeric PolymersLiquid Crystal MaterialsLiquid CrystalsSoft SensorsTactile SensingActuation MechanismsLiquid Crystal ElasticityLiquid Crystal Elastomer ActuatorsLiquid Crystal ElastomersMechanical ActuationTactile ActuatorsTactile Sensors

References

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Directed bending of a polymer film by light

Yanlei Yu, Makoto Nakano, Tomiki Ikeda · Nature · 2003 · 2.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +12

A New Opto-Mechanical Effect in Solids

Heino Finkelmann, Etsushi Nishikawa, Gerald G. Pereira et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2001 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Mechanical Behavior Of Materials +13

Nematic liquid single crystal elastomers

Jürgen Küpfer, Heino Finkelmann · Die Makromolekulare Chemie Rapid Communications · 1991 · 966 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +12

Liquid crystal polymers

Claudine Noël, Patrick Navard · Progress in Polymer Science · 1991 · 277 citations

Direct Sun‐Driven Artificial Heliotropism for Solar Energy Harvesting Based on a Photo‐Thermomechanical Liquid‐Crystal Elastomer Nanocomposite

Chensha Li, Ye Liu, Xuezhen Huang et al. · Advanced Functional Materials · 2012 · 205 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17