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Free-form Light Actuators — Fabrication and Control of Actuation in Microscopic Scale
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Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:00IP-L Grating Pattern Preparation
- 03:07Liquid Crystalline Elastomer (LCE) Microstructure Fabrication
- 05:34Characterizing the Light Actuation of the LCE Microstructures
- 06:43Results: Alignment and Deformation Correlation
- 07:50Conclusion
Here, we fabricate 3D polymeric micro/nano structures in which both the shape and the molecular alignment can be engineered with nanometer scale accuracy by the use of direct laser writing. Light induced deformation of several types of liquid crystalline elastomer microstructures can be controlled in the microscopic scale.
Tags
Free-form Light ActuatorsFabricationControlActuationMicroscopic ScaleLaser Writing ProcedureElastomer-based StructuresMicrobioticsMicrofluidicsComplex MovementMolecular OrientationAperturely Controlled ActuationPhotonic DevicesStimuli-responsive MaterialsDaniele MartellaGlass Cover SlideAcetoneGlass Micro-spheresSpacersMicroscope SlideUV Curing GlueCell FormationIPL Resin
