Fig. 4: Temperature responsive single layer structural color actuators based on CLCEs. | Light: Science & Applications

Fig. 4: Temperature responsive single layer structural color actuators based on CLCEs.

From: Liquid crystal-based structural color actuators

Fig. 4

a Molecular structures of the monomers used to prepare the CLCE film using a two-stage polymerization. b Photographs of a flat CLCEs (left) and a beetle shaped CLCEs (right) at different temperatures. Reproduced with permission60. Copyright 2021, Wiley-VCH. c Molecular structures of the monomers used to prepare the near-infrared light fueled CLCE film. d Photographs of a flat CLCE (top) and a cuttlefish shaped CLCE (bottom) when locally exposed to 780 nm NIR light (scale bars = 10 mm). Reproduced with permission65. Copyright 2022, American Chemical Society

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