Porous Conductive AgNW-Composited Liquid Crystalline Elastomer for Self-Sensing Soft Actuators
Abstract
-axis. Meanwhile, the porous actuator not only sustains and senses large deformations across various modes but also responds to environmental changes by exhibiting corresponding variations in the electrical resistance. Furthermore, we leverage the unique properties of the porous conductive liquid crystal sponges to design smart self-adaptive actuators, including an adaptive photovoltaic system and intelligent surfaces, which actively perceive external environmental stimuli and autonomously regulate their shape transformation by monitoring and analyzing electrical signals. This work exhibits significant advancement in the development of artificial intelligent systems with enhanced autonomy and complexity.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Advanced Materials and Mechanics
Dielectric materials and actuators
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Publication details
- Journal / source
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 19
- Pages
- 28212–28222
- Publication date
- 5 May 2026
- Language
- EN