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Light‐Driven Side‐On Nematic Elastomer Actuators
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This article is published in Advanced Materials.The article was published on 2003-04-17. It has received 531 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Elastomer & Artificial muscle.read more
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Synthetic molecular motors and mechanical machines.
TL;DR: The exciting successes in taming molecular-level movement thus far are outlined, the underlying principles that all experimental designs must follow, and the early progress made towards utilizing synthetic molecular structures to perform tasks using mechanical motion are highlighted.
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Photomechanics: directed bending of a polymer film by light.
TL;DR: It is shown that a single film of a liquid-crystal network containing an azobenzene chromophore can be repeatedly and precisely bent along any chosen direction by using linearly polarized light.
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Light-induced shape-memory polymers
TL;DR: Polymers containing cinnamic groups can be deformed and fixed into pre-determined shapes—such as elongated films and tubes, arches or spirals—by ultraviolet light illumination and can recover their original shape at ambient temperatures when exposed to ultraviolet light of a different wavelength.
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Artificial Molecular Machines
TL;DR: The latest generations of sophisticated synthetic molecular machine systems in which the controlled motion of subcomponents is used to perform complex tasks are discussed, paving the way to applications and the realization of a new era of “molecular nanotechnology”.
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Shape-memory polymers and their composites: Stimulus methods and applications
TL;DR: Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) undergo significant macroscopic deformation upon the application of an external stimulus (e.g., heat, electricity, light, magnetism, moisture and even a change in pH value).