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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4945-4950 |
Journal | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |