A team of scientists has created a new shape-changing polymer that could transform how future soft materials are constructed.
A team of scientists has created a new shape-changing polymer that could transform how future soft materials are constructed.
Made using a material called a liquid crystalline elastomer (LCE), a soft rubber-like material that can be stimulated by external forces like light or heat, the polymer is so versatile that it can move in several directions.
Its behavior, which resembles the movements of animals in nature, includes being able to twist, tilt left and right, shrink and expand, said Xiaoguang Wang, co-author of the study and an assistant professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering at The Ohio State University.
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