Wang, Meng published the artcileLiquid crystal elastomer actuator with serpentine locomotion, Recommanded Product: Pentaerythritol tetra(3-mercaptopropionate), the main research area is liquid crystal elastomer actuator serpentine locomotion.
A snake-mimic soft actuator composed of a bilayered liquid crystal elastomer ribbon and two serrated feet is reported in this work. Under repeated on/off near-IR light irradiation, this actuator can move forward relying on a reversible shape morphing between S-curve structure and reverse S-curve structure, which is similar to the serpentine locomotion of snakes.
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