Photo-thermo-mechanically actuated bending and snapping kinetics of liquid crystal elastomer cantilever
- 27 October 2014
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Smart Materials and Structures
- Vol. 23 (12)
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/23/12/125012
Abstract
No abstract availableFunding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (11372239, 11072185, and 11321062)
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