Humidity-responsive bilayer actuators based on a liquid-crystalline polymer network

M. Dai; O.T. Picot; J.M.N. Verjans; L.T. Haan, de; A.P.H.J. Schenning; Ton Peijs; C.W.M. Bastiaansen

doi:10.1021/am400681z

Humidity-responsive bilayer actuators based on a liquid-crystalline polymer network

M. Dai
, O.T. Picot
, J.M.N. Verjans
, L.T. Haan, de
, A.P.H.J. Schenning
, Ton Peijs
, C.W.M. Bastiaansen

Stimuli-responsive Functional Materials & Devices

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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
Pages (from-to)	4945-4950
Journal	ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Volume	5
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/am400681z
Publication status	Published - 2013

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