Mechanochromic optical/electrical skin for ultrasensitive dual-signal sensing

H Zhang, H Chen, JH Lee, E Kim, KY Chan… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Following earlier research efforts dedicated to the realization of multifunctional sensing,
recent developments of artificial skins endeavor to go beyond human sensory functions by …

Cascading responses of stimuli-responsive materials

Y Oaki, S Fujii - Chemical Communications, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Responsiveness to stimuli is important in daily life: natural biological activity is governed by
continuous stimulus responsiveness. The design of stimuli-responsive materials is required …

A Dual‐Responsive Liquid Crystal Elastomer for Multi‐Level Encryption and Transient Information Display

HQ Wang, Y Tang, ZY Huang, FZ Wang… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Information security has gained increasing attention in the past decade, leading to
the development of advanced materials for anti‐counterfeiting, encryption and …

Direct‐Ink‐Written Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Elastomer with Programmable Mechanochromic Response

J Choi, Y Choi, JH Lee, MC Kim, S Park… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs) are unique anisotropic rubbers that can
change their structural color in response to various stimuli such as heat, chemicals, electric …

Optical Characteristics of stretchable chiral liquid crystal elastomer under multiaxial stretching

C Kwon, S Nam, SH Han… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Chiral liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs) are soft photonic materials that exhibit both the
photonic characteristics of nanoscale periodic helical structures and mechanical properties …

Bioinspired Mechanochromic Liquid Crystal Materials: from Fundamentals to Functionalities and Applications

X Chen, J Chen, X Song, T Du, X Deng… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by intriguing color changeable ability of natural animals, the design and fabrication
of artificial mechanochromic materials capable of changing colors upon stretching or …

Electrostatically powered multimode liquid crystalline elastomer actuators

MH Saeed, MY Choi, K Kim, JH Lee… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Soft actuators based on liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are captivating significant
interest because of their unique properties combining the programmable liquid crystalline …

Matrix‐Driving Stretchable Structural Colors in Multi‐Pixels Operation Using Chiral Liquid Crystal Elastomers

JH Shin, S Nam, SH Han, JY Park… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stretchable structural color technologies are garnering significant attention in photonics for
various applications owing to its stretchable flexibility and ability to control the photonic …

Mechanochromic Displays Based on Photoswitchable Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Elastomers

LDC de Castro, J Lub, ON Oliveira Jr… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli responsive optical materials are attractive for many areas, from healthcare to art
design. However, creating intricate color‐changing patterns for visual information is still a …

Sticky Multicolor Mechanochromic Labels

LDC de Castro, TAP Engels… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Sticky-colored labels are an efficient way to communicate visual information. However, most
labels are static. Here, we propose a new category of dynamic sticky labels that change …