A number of materials have been explored for their use as artificial muscles. Among these,
dielectric elastomers (DEs) appear to provide the best combination of properties for true …

In recent years, significant progress has been made in polymeric materials, which alter
shape upon external stimuli, suggesting potential applications in robotics, biomedical …

The current study aims to investigate the moderating effect of green brand knowledge (GBK)
on the relationship of green brand positioning (GBP), attitude towards the green brand …

This paper presents our results on liquid crystal (LC) elastomers as artificial muscle, based
on the ideas proposed by de Gennes. In the theoretical model, the material consists of a …

We study the monodomain (single-crystal) nematic elastomer materials, all side-chain
siloxane polymers with the same mesogenic groups and crosslinking density, but differing in …

Thermoresponsive polymer colloids made of amphiphilic block copolymers are reviewed in
this paper. The main families of thermoresponsive polymers, including hydrophilic polymers …

With rapidly expanding interest in liquid crystalline polymers and elastomers among the
liquid crystal community, researchers are currently exploring the wide range of possible …

This paper reviews and extends the procedure used to measure the nematic order
parameter by X-ray scattering. We show that the well-known integral equation derived by …

A number of electroactive polymers have been explored for their use as artificial muscles.
Among these, dielectric elastomers appear to provide the best combination of properties for …

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