Soft robotic systems are human friendly and can mimic the complex motions of animals,
which introduces promising potential in various applications, ranging from novel actuation …

Dynamic chemistry refers to a type of fundamental science that involves precise construction
or regulation of reactional, motional, or constitutional dynamics of chemical systems. Under …

Liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) fibers exhibit large deformation and reversibility, making them
an ideal candidate for soft actuators. It is still challenging to develop a scalable strategy and …

Realization of muscle‐like actuation for a liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) requires mesogen
alignment, which is typically achieved/fixed chemically during the synthesis. Post‐synthesis …

Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) with intrinsic molecular anisotropy can be programmed
to morph shapes under external stimuli. However, it is difficult to program the position and …

Multiple shape manipulation of soft materials, including reversible deformation, shape
memory effect, and shape remolding, are highly desirable in morphing structures and soft …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), which are composed of liquid crystal mesogens and
polymer networks, exhibit excellent actuation performance and tailorable energy dissipation …

Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) have demonstrated tremendous potential in
applications such as soft robotics, biomedical materials, electronics, sensors, and …

Light‐guided soft actuators with dynamic polymer networks have drawn much attention in
recent years. However, the application of such actuators is limited by their synthetic …

Soft actuators allowing multifunctional, multishape deformations based on single polymer
films or bilayers remain challenging to produce. In this contribution, direct ink writing is used …