Published January 25, 2022 | Version v1
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One-Pot Synthesis of Melt-Processable Supramolecular Soft Actuators

  • 1. Stimuli-responsive Functional Materials and Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Description

A new class of polythiourethane soft actuators based on liquid crystal and thiourethane segments has been developed by a one-pot approach. The formation of well-defined thiourethane segments affords supramolecular cross-links through hydrogen-bonding interactions yielding materials that can be reprocessed and reprogrammed into arbitrary 3D shapes. A detailed understanding and characterization of the developed material are presented.

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Angew Chem Int Ed - 2021 - Lugger - One‐Pot Synthesis of Melt‐Processable Supramolecular Soft Actuators.pdf

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PRIME – Advanced and versatile PRInting platform for the next generation of active Microfluidic dEvices 829010
European Commission