Soft optomechanical systems have the ability to reversibly respond to optical and
mechanical external stimuli by changing their own properties (eg, shape, size, viscosity …

Mechanically responsive textiles have transformative potential in many areas from fashion to
healthcare. Cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers have strong mechanochromic responses …

Densely grafted polymer/inorganic nanoparticle hybrids were synthesized via a surface-
initiated activator regenerated by electron transfer (SI-ARGET) atom transfer radical …

Structural color (SC) arising from a periodically ordered self‐assembled block copolymer
(BCP) photonic crystal (PC) is useful for reflective‐mode sensing displays owing to its …

Stimuli-interactive structural color (SC) of a block copolymer (BCP) photonic crystal (PC)
uses reversible alteration of the PC using external fluids and applied forces. The origin of the …

In contrast to nano‐processed rigid photonic crystals with fixed structures, soft photonic
organic hydrogel beads with dielectric nanostructures possess advanced capabilities, such …

A facile synthetic route toward silica brush particles with random and gradient copolymer
grafts comprised of n-butyl acrylate (BA) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) using surface …

Gradient poly (methyl methacrylate/n-butyl acrylate) copolymers, P (MMA/BA), with various
compositional ratios, were grafted from surface-modified silica nanoparticles (SiO2-g-PMMA …

Stretchable structural color technologies are garnering significant attention in photonics for
various applications owing to its stretchable flexibility and ability to control the photonic …

Surface grafting of polymer brushes drastically modifies surface properties, including
wettability, compatibility, responsiveness, etc. A broad variety of functionalities can be …