Additive manufacturing using liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) has recently been explored
for fabricating structures with stimuli-responsiveness and tunable mechanical behavior …

Liquid crystal elastomers are rubber-like solids with liquid crystalline mesogens (stiff, rod-
like molecules) incorporated either into the main chain or as a side chain of the polymer …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are rubber-like solids that incorporate nematic mesogens
(stiff rod-like molecules) as a part of their polymer chains. In recent years, isotropic-genesis …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are a class of active polymers of increasing interest,
because of their excellent actuation performances. To quantify the actuation performances …

A liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) is a special elastomer containing rod-like liquid crystals,
which align in a certain direction, called the director. The director of a LCE can rotate under …

Liquid crystal elastomers combine the hyperelasticity of elastomers with the multi-
functionality of liquid crystals and have emerged as an important class of soft active …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are a kind of soft materials which couple the high elastic
deformability with the unique properties of liquid crystals. Such combination endows …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are a kind of soft smart materials with fascinating
programmability and have a broad application prospect. The monodomain LCEs under …

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is applied in a wide range of application fields, due to its
flexibility, transparent nature, biocompatibility, low cost, etc. Accordingly, it is a very versatile …

Nematic elastomer (NE) is a kind of smart materials which is easily actuated by external
fields and generates considerable force. In the present discussion, the vibration of a nematic …