Photo-Responsive Liquid Crystal Elastomer Coils Inspired by Tropism Movements of Plants

Plant tendrils exhibit intriguing tropism motions like bending, twisting, and coiling. Herein, we report the application of a liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) to make a light-sensitive and biomimetic coil to replicate behaviors of plant tendrils. The LCE coil consists of diacrylate azobenzene, diacryl...

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Main Authors: Xiyun Zhan, Zhiyu Ran, Jiajun Li, Jiaqi Zhu, Zhibo Zhang, Kun-Lin Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
Series:Actuators
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/14/4/171
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