Gravity-independent self-rolling of liquid crystal elastomer rods via magnetically assisted photothermal actuation
Wei Lu, Xi Jiang, Shaoyi Li, Dali Ge, Kai Li
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceCurvatureMagnetic momentPhotothermal therapyMechanicsBending momentBendingDisplacement (psychology)TorqueElastomerAngular velocityOpticsMoment (physics)GravitationRodMagnetic fluxMagnetTracking (education)TrajectoryBistabilityDissipationPhysicsHysteresisMagnetic fieldClassical mechanicsHeat fluxMagnetic nanoparticlesPhotothermal effectHeat generationLiquid crystalAdvanced Materials and MechanicsMicro and Nano RoboticsModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence