Engineering and Technology

Enabling liquid crystal elastomers with tunable actuation temperature

Y. Yao, E. He, et al.

Discover how integrating dynamic covalent bonds into liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) enables the reversible tuning of actuation temperatures, enhancing their application potential. This breakthrough research by Yanjin Yao, Enjian He, Hongtu Xu, Yawen Liu, Zhijun Yang, Yen Wei, and Yan Ji from Tsinghua University could revolutionize soft actuators.