Artificial muscles based on liquid crystal elastomers

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 364, Issue 1847, 2006, Pages 2763-2777

  Li, Min Hui ^a   Keller, Patrick ^a   Antonietti, M ^b   Lacey, D ^c   Meyer, R B ^d  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^d BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial muscles; Liquid crystal block copolymers; Liquid crystal elastomers; Photo responsive; Self assembled lamellar phase; Thermo responsive

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750501585     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2006.1853     Document Type: Article

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