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J. Mater. Chem., 2009, 19, 1956 - 1959, DOI: 10.1039/b822980p

Colour-tunable spiral photonic actuators

Kwang-Un Jeong, Ji-Hyun Jang, Cheong Yang Koh, Matthew J. Graham, Kwang-Yong Jin, Soo-Jin Park, Changwoon Nah, Myong-Hoon Lee, Stephen Z. D. Cheng and Edwin L. Thomas

Combining the multi-faceted environmental responsiveness of polymers with photonically active structures, we developed spiral photonic actuators which can reversibly change both shape and colour in response to the chemical environment.

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