Photomotility of polymers

The demand for soft robots urges the development of new light-responsive materials for remotely powered actuation. Here, Wie et al. show directional motion over centimeter scales using azobenzene-functionalized liquid crystalline polymer films upon continuous radiation from ultraviolet to visible li...

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Main Authors: Jeong Jae Wie, M. Ravi Shankar, Timothy J. White
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/bc3b81b72ca541ceab2da895c1e480ac
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