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1 online resource (276 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 Light-responsive Surface: Photodeformable Cross-linked Liquid-Crystalline Polymers Based on Photochemical Phase Transition; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Photochemical Phase Transition; 1.3 Photodeformation; 1.3.1 Photoinduced Contraction and Expansion; 1.3.2 Photoinduced Bending Movements; 1.3.3 Photoinduced Twisting Movements; 1.4 Effect Factors of Photodeformation; 1.5 Deformation Induced by Visible and NIR Light; 1.6 Soft Actuators Based on CLCPs; 1.6.1 Macro-scaled Actuators; 1.6.2 Micro-scaled Actuators |
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1.7 SummaryReferences; Chapter 2 Inkjet Printed Liquid Crystal Cilia; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Thermal Actuation Based on Anisotropic Thermal Expansion; 2.3 Light Stimulated Deformation; 2.4 Inkjet Printing Actuators: Toward Polymer Cilia; 2.5 Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 3 Liquid Crystal Coatings Switched between Flat and Corrugated Surface Texture; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Liquid Crystal Networks; 3.3 Thermal-Responsiveness; 3.4 Photo-Responsive Liquid Crystal Networks; 3.5 Photo-Induced Surface Deformation |
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3.6 Photo-Induced Surface Deformation Preset by Patterned Director Orientation3.7 Mechanism of Surface Deformation; 3.8 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4 Computational Modeling of Light-triggered Topography Changes of Azobenzene-modified Liquid Crystal Polymer Coatings; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Photo-mechanical Model; 4.2.1 Light Penetration Model; 4.2.2 Constitutive Equations; 4.3 Results and Discussion; 4.3.1 Light Penetration; 4.3.2 Polydomain Coatings; 4.3.3 Linearly Patterned Coatings; 4.3.3.1 Effect of the In-plane Dimensions; 4.3.3.2 Effect of Cholesteric Pitch Length |
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4.3.3.3 Effect of Transition Area4.3.4 Fingerprint Coatings; 4.3.5 Comparison and Discussion; 4.4 Conclusions and Outlook; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 5 Dynamic Tribology in Liquid Crystal Coatings; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Dynamic Friction Analysis; 5.2.1 Coating with a Fingerprint Texture; 5.2.2 Coatings with a Polydomain Texture; 5.2.3 Linear Protrusions; 5.3 Static Friction Coefficients; 5.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 6 Actuating Hydrogel Thin Films; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Hydrogel Bilayer; 6.3 Patterned Hydrogel Film; 6.4 Bending of Complex Structures; 6.5 Intrinsic Anisotropy |
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6.6 Applications of Hydrogel Actuators6.6.1 Sensors; 6.6.2 Smart Lenses; 6.6.3 Imaging Devices; 6.6.4 Switchable Coloration; 6.6.5 Elements of Microfluidic Devices; 6.6.6 Walkers and Swimmers; 6.6.7 3D Microfabrication; 6.6.8 Biomaterials; 6.6.9 Stimuli-responsive Surfaces; 6.7 Conclusions and Outlook; References; Chapter 7 Photoresponsive Polymer Hydrogel Coatings that Change Topography; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Photoresponsive Polymer Hydrogel Coatings; 7.2.1 Light Induced Heating; 7.2.2 Photochromic Dyes; 7.3 Photoresponsive Mixing and Flow Control in Microfluidic Devices |
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7.4 Photoresponsive Wettability |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Polymers.
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Polymers
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polymers.
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Polymers.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Broer, Dirk J
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| ISBN |
9783527690503 |
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3527690506 |
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