title: Humidity-responsive bilayer actuators based on a liquid-crystalline polymer network.
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.
authors: Functional Organic Materials & Devices, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors: Mian
authors: M
authors: Dai
authors: Olivier T
authors: OT
authors: Picot
authors: Julien M N
authors: JM
authors: Verjans
authors: Laurens T
authors: LT
authors: de Haan
authors: Albertus P H J
authors: AP
authors: Schenning
authors: Ton
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authors: Peijs
authors: Cees W M
authors: CW
authors: Bastiaansen