Magneto-Photochemically Responsive Liquid Crystal Elastomer for Underwater Actuation

Authors

Yasaman Nemati, Qi Yang, Fereshteh Sohrabi, Jaakko V I Timonen, Carlos Sánchez-Somolinos, Mari Honkanen, Hao Zeng, Arri Priimagi

Topic

Biophotonics, Materials Science, Optogenetics, Sustainability

Extract

"The samples were then photopolymerized using a combination of 385 nm (200 mW cm–2) and 460 nm (150 mW cm–2) irradiation for 20 min (CoolLED pE-4000).

Thermal images were obtained with an infrared camera (FLIR T420BX) paired with a close-up 2× lens. An LED source (CoolLED pE-4000) was utilized for polymerization and actuation."

Product Type

pE-4000

Journal

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Year of Publication

2025

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