Bioinspired actuated adhesive patterns of liquid crystalline elastomers.
Gecko-inspired arrays of micropillars made of a liquid crystalline elastomer display thermoswitchable adhesive behavior as a consequence of elongation changes caused by reorientation of the mesogens at the nematic-isotropic (N-I) phase transition.
Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz, Germany.
Jiaxi
J
Cui
Dirk-Michael
DM
Drotlef
Iñigo
I
Larraza
Juan P
JP
Fernández-Blázquez
Luciano F
LF
Boesel
Christian
C
Ohm
Markus
M
Mezger
Rudolf
R
Zentel
Aránzazu
A
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D000269:Adhesives / Q000737:chemistry*; D001565:Benzoates / Q000737:chemistry; D032701:Biomimetics / Q000379:methods*; D020724:Elastomers / Q000737:chemistry*; D050866:Liquid Crystals / Q000737:chemistry*
D000269:Adhesives; D001565:Benzoates; D020724:Elastomers