Twist again: Dynamically and reversibly controllable chirality in liquid crystalline elastomer microposts

Abstract

Simulations show that a liquid crystalline elastomer post can be made to twist with both left and right chirality with light.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 27, 2020
Source ID
10.1126/sciadv.aay5349

Entities

People

  • Anna C. Balazs
  • James T Waters
  • Joanna Aizenberg
  • Michael Aizenberg
  • Michael M Lerch
  • Shucong Li
  • Yuxing Yao

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Harvard University
  • United States Department of Energy
  • University of Pittsburgh

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Fields of Study

  • Physics