| Literature DB >> 23639415 |
Mian Dai1, Olivier T Picot, Julien M N Verjans, Laurens T de Haan, Albertus P H J Schenning, Ton Peijs, Cees W M Bastiaansen.
Abstract
A humidity-responsive bilayer actuator has been developed that consists of an oriented polyamide-6 substrate and a liquid-crystalline polymer coating. The oriented substrate acts as an alignment layer for the liquid crystal. The liquid-crystalline polymer consists of a supramolecular network having hydrogen-bonded entities that, after activation with an alkaline solution, exhibit deformation in response to a change in humidity. The bending behavior of the bilayer actuator was analyzed, showing a large response to a change in the humidity.Entities:
Year: 2013 PMID: 23639415 DOI: 10.1021/am400681z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Appl Mater Interfaces ISSN: 1944-8244 Impact factor: 9.229