Table 2 Comparison of features among different types of TFAs
TFA type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thermo-driven | Electro-driven | Light-driven | Humidity-driven | Chemical-driven | |
Features | |||||
Fast response | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Precisely controllable | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
High sensitivity | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Wirelessly controllable | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
Energy-efficient | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Scalable production | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Degradation of responsive materials | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
