Inspired by the mystery of natural homochirality, the design and construction of artificial
chiral systems with special functions including mechanics, chiroptical devices, and chiral …

As mechanical devices for moving or controlling mechanisms or systems, actuators have
attracted increasing attention in various fields. Compared to traditional actuators with rigid …

Dynamic molecular crystals have recently received ample attention as an emerging class of
energy-transducing materials, yet have fallen short of developing into fully realized …

Unique optical, electrical, and mechanical properties of continuous semiconductor helices
with nanoscale and mesoscale dimensions represent a previously unexplored materials …

A chiral liquid crystalline elastomer (CLCE) actuator is demonstrated. The solution-cast
polydomain film of CLCE can twist upon order–disorder phase transition without any preset …

A facile approach is reported for manufacturing morphing hydrogel structures based on
solvent‐cast‐assisted printing. Poly (stearyl acrylate‐co‐acrylic acid)(P (SA‐co‐AAc)) …

We derive a Föppl-von Kármán-type constitutive model for solid liquid crystalline plates
where the nematic director may or may not rotate freely relative to the elastic network. To …

Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) have been actively investigated as stimuli‐controlled
actuators and soft robots. The basis of these applications is the ability of LCEs to undergo a …

The introduction of anisotropicity is the key step of developing stimuli-responsive polymer
hydrogels into intelligent devices. Among these anisotropic materials, hydrogels with …

Continuum models describing ideal nematic solids are widely used in theoretical studies of
liquid crystal elastomers. However, experiments on nematic elastomers show a type of …