Photothermal Thin Films with Highly Efficient NIR Conversion for Miniaturized Liquid-Crystal Elastomer Actuators

Photothermal Thin Films with Highly Efficient NIR Conversion for Miniaturized Liquid-Crystal Elastomer Actuators

This work presents the development of highly efficient photothermal thin films (PTFs) and the demonstration of their application on miniaturized polymer-based soft actuators. The proposed PTF, which comprises acrylic-based black paint and EGaIn liquid metal (LM) microdroplets, serves as an excellent...

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Main Authors: Wei-Yi Wang, Bo-You Lin, Yen-Peng Liao, Yao-Joe Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
photothermal film
liquid metal
shape-memory polymer
liquid-crystal elastomer
NIR-driven actuator
rectilinear locomotion
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/15/2997

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