材料科学
复合材料
弹性体
同轴
纤维
液晶
机械工程
光电子学
工程类
作者
Mingzhe Li,Farzad Gholami,Liang Yue,Marcus R. Fratarcangeli,Elias Black,Shinnosuke Shimokawa,Tsuyoshi Nomura,Masato Tanaka,Hiroki Kobayashi,Yuyang Song,H. Jerry Qi
标识
DOI:10.1002/adfm.202406847
摘要
Abstract The design and engineering of liquid crystal elastomers (LCE) composites for enhanced multifunctionality and responsiveness is highly desired. Here, a hollow LCE (h‐LCE) fiber fabricated via coaxial spinning, enabling the straightforward yet effective creation of functional LCE composites, is reported. Inspired by the fiber‐tubule architecture in skeletal muscles, the hollow fiber features an LCE outer shell for programmable actuation and an inner channel allowing for the integration of a variety of functional media. Thus, the h‐LCE fiber can serve as a versatile platform for multifunctionalities in LCE composites. With this unique design strategy, h‐LCE fibers are fabricated with lengths exceeding 3 meters in the lab with outer and inner diameters as small as 250 mm and 120 µm, respectively. The versatility of these h‐LCE fibers across various applications are further demonstrated, from fast‐response stiffness‐tunable actuators by integrating water flow as triggering media and shape memory polymer (SMP) for enhanced mechanical properties, to electrically driven actuating systems through the incorporation of liquid metal, and actuating light‐guides by combining SMP and PDMS optical fiber. The conception of h‐LCE fiber not only advances the design of multifunctional LCE composites but also paves the way for their application in soft robotics, artificial muscles, and beyond.
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