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

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are special cross-linked polymer materials combining the
large elastic deformability of elastomers with the orientational orders of liquid crystals. Here …

Synthetic materials that are auxetic (negative Poisson's ratio) at a molecular level have long
been sought after. An auxetic liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) was reported recently, but the …

Liquid crystal elastomer is a kind of anisotropic polymeric material, with complicated micro-
structures and thermo-order-mechanical coupling behaviors. In this paper, we propose a …

Based on the neo-classical elastic energy of liquid crystal elastomers, the opto-mechanical
behavior is modeled by considering the effect of photoisomerization on the nematic-isotropic …

Swollen nematic elastomers can deform under an applied electric field due to the electro-
opto-mechanical coupling effect. This unique coupling mechanism causes the nematic …

Liquid-crystal elastomers (LCEs) are an exciting kind of smart material that can convert
thermo-and opto-stimuli into mechanical actuations. In this paper, we formulate an opto …

Photochromic liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) bend when irradiated by light of suitable
wavelength. However, due to the rotation of the liquid crystal director, rather large shear …

First, I would like to express my grateful acknowledgment to my promotor, Prof. Patrick R.
Onck for your mentoring and guiding. The research target could have not been reached …

Recent developments in the field of materials science herald a new era of material design,
synthesis, application and optimization. Especially the pronounced progress made in the …