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Programmable Liquid Crystal Elastomers Via Magnetic Field Assisted Oligomerization

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Intrinsically Photothermal‐Driven and Reconfigurable Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuators Enabled by Multifunctional Dynamic Covalent Organic Photothermal Molecules

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Light-fueled self-rotation of a liquid crystal elastomer rod enabled by lateral constraint

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Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, 2025, 15, 100569
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Unlocking the world of material intelligence with liquid crystal polymers

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Organic Crystals with Polymorph-Dependent Mechanical and Thermal Responsive Properties

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Toward DLP 4D printing of liquid crystal elastomers: Tailored properties via non-mesogenic linkers

Rakine Mouhoubi, Philippe Dieudonné-Georges, Olivier Arnould, Vincent Lapinte and Sébastien Blanquer

European Polymer Journal, 2025, 223, 113648
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Polysaccharide-based antifreeze hydrogels in food preservation: From molecular design to smart food packaging applications

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Active Pillar Array Structure by Solvent-free Liquid Crystal Elastomer Resin

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Supramolecular Liquid Crystal Elastomer Adhesives: Role of Internal Damping and Hydrogen Bonding

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Adv Funct Materials, 2025
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Enhanced Fatigue Resistance of Liquid Crystal Elastomers Enabled by Dynamic Sacrificial Bonds

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Macromolecules, 2024, 57, 8329
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Melt-extruded light-responsive amphibious liquid crystal elastomer fibers with reprogrammable actuation modes

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Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 505, 159358
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Composite aerogel incorporating low temperature phase change microcapsules for enhanced thermal insulation

Bin Yan, Min Li, Honglang Lu, Menghan Pi, Jiahao Mu, Wei Cui and Rong Ran

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 481, 148540
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Realizing temperature-gated photochromic NaYTiO4:Bi3+ for a time–temperature indicator

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Advancing interactive systems with liquid crystal network-based adaptive electronics

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Nat Commun, 2024, 15
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Influence of Network Synthesis Strategies on Liquid Crystal Elastomer Properties

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Macromolecules, 2025, 58, 7823
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