(Chem. Commun.) Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuator with Serpentine Locomotion
writer：Wang, M.; Hu, X.; Zuo, B.; Huang, S.; Chen, X.; Yang, H.*
keywords：Actuator
source：期刊
specific source：Chemical Communications, 2020, 56, 7597-7600
Issue time：2020年
A snake-mimic soft actuator composed of a bilayered liquid crystal elastomer ribbon and two serrated feet is reported in this work. Under repeated on/o? near-infrared light irradiation, this actuator can move forward relying on a reversible shape morphing between S-curve structure and reverse S-curve structure, which is similar to the serpentine locomotion of snakes.