Abstract
Photoresponsive Liquid Crystalline Networks (LCNs) convert light into mechanical energy to realize reversible and complex shape changes, exploitable in soft robotics, actuators, surface haptics, photo-controlled microfluidic and artificial muscles. In this project, we will exploit photoresponsive LCNs processed by electrospinning. Together with traditional covalently crosslinked LCNs, new reshapable and reprocessable LCNs based on dynamic H-bonds will be developed.
Departmental scientific manager
Chiara Gualandi (Principal Investigator)
Partnership
Università di Firenze (Italy)
Università di Parma (Italy)