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Azobenzene‐Functionalized Semicrystalline Liquid Crystal Elastomer Springs for Underwater Soft Robotic Actuators (Small 8/2025)

Wonbin Seo, Carter S. Haines, Hongdeok Kim, Chae‐Lin Park, Shi Hyeong Kim, Sungmin Park, Dong‐Gyun Kim, Joonmyung Choi, Ray H. Baughman, Taylor H. Ware, Habeom Lee, Hyun Kim

Small· Volume 21· Issue 8
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Abstract

Underwater Soft Robotic Actuators A new paradigm in morphing devices involves designing molecular- and micro-scale structures in smart materials. In article number 2406493, Taylor H. Ware, Habeom Lee, Hyun Kim, and co-workers present synthesis and processing strategies for light-powered, twisted, and coiled actuator springs. Integrating azobenzene photochemistry into a crystallizable liquid crystalline matrix enables spring designs with enhanced actuation performance for underwater soft robotics.
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Polymers

OpenAlex topics: Advanced Materials and Mechanics

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Affiliations

School of Mechanical Engineering Pusan National University Busan 46241 Republic of Korea

The Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX 75080 USA

Department of Mechanical Design Engineering Hanyang University Seoul 04763 Republic of Korea

Department of Mechanical Engineering, BK21 FOUR ERICA‐ACE Center Hanyang University Ansan 15588 Republic of Korea

HYU‐KITECH Joint Department Hanyang University Seoul 04763 Republic of Korea

Department of Advanced Textile R&D Korea Institute of Industrial Technology Ansan 15588 Republic of Korea

Advanced Materials Division Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology Daejeon 34114 Republic of Korea

Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, KRICT School University of Science and Technology Daejeon 34114 Republic of Korea

Department of Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University College Station TX 77843 USA

Department of Materials Science and Engineering Texas A&M University College Station TX 77843 USA

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