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Applied Physics Reviews, volume 7, issue 4, pages 41306

Design and applications of light responsive liquid crystal polymer thin films

Mehta Kanishk ¹

Peeketi Akhil Reddy ¹

Liu Ling ²

Broer Dirk J. ³

Onck Patrick R. ²

Annabattula Ratna Kumar ¹

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Stimuli-Responsive Systems Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1 , Chennai-600036, India |

Micromechanics of Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen 2 , 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands |

Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) 3 , 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2020-11-05

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DOI: 10.1063/5.0014619

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Abstract

Responding to external stimuli is a trait observed in all living organisms. Modern artificial materials have adopted this profound characteristic, thereby commencing the field of stimuli–responsive systems. Liquid crystal polymers are attractive members of this family of systems owing to the available control on their anisotropic properties capable of generating complex morphologies under external stimuli. Liquid crystal polymer systems have been designed to respond to various stimuli such as heat, light, pH, humidity, and electric and magnetic fields. The attainable shapes and topographies open exciting possibilities for novel applications in a wide range of different fields such as microfluidics, artificial muscles, haptics, and optical functions. The microstructural design of liquid crystal polymers leading to diverse applications is the focus of this review. We conclude by presenting the future prospects and developments in these promising material systems.

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DO - 10.1063/5.0014619

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TI - Design and applications of light responsive liquid crystal polymer thin films

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AU - Mehta, Kanishk

AU - Peeketi, Akhil Reddy

AU - Liu, Ling

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AU - Onck, Patrick R.

AU - Annabattula, Ratna Kumar

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@article{2020_Mehta,

author = {Kanishk Mehta and Akhil Reddy Peeketi and Ling Liu and Dirk J. Broer and Patrick R. Onck and Ratna Kumar Annabattula},

title = {Design and applications of light responsive liquid crystal polymer thin films},

journal = {Applied Physics Reviews},

year = {2020},

volume = {7},

publisher = {American Institute of Physics (AIP)},

month = {nov},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1063%2F5.0014619},

number = {4},

pages = {41306},

doi = {10.1063/5.0014619}

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