Category: Publication

13.1.2025

Our fresh paper about magneto-photochemical underwater actuation of liquid crystal elastomer is out!

Yasaman Nemati published her second PhD thesis paper about materials combining both magnetic and optical responsiveness offering powerful, dual-mode control in underwater actuation. Great achievement!

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2.1.2025

Check out a new paper about hydrogen-bonded liquid crystal elastomers with shape memory effect!

The first paper for Roshan Nasare's PhD work featuring a supramolecular liquid crystal elastomer actuator with integrated shape memory function is out! Congratulations!

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1.11.2024

New paper about Stokes regime swimming of liquid crystal elastomer torus

SPM congratulates Zixuan Deng with the publication of his PhD research in Nature Materials journal!

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3.10.2024

Our new paper about azobenzene isomerisation in polymer thin films for hymidity sensing is out!

6 SPM people at once authored the paper and the biggest contributions are made by Sami Vesamäki and SPM alumnus Matti Virkki! The paper is also a collaboration with Prof Markus Linder within LIBER Centre of Excellence.

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9.7.2024

Our fresh review paper about photoswitching via indirect excitation in Chemical Science is out!

Sometimes a detour is the way to find a new exciting research direction and publish a review on it in Chemical Science.

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3.4.2024

A perspective paper about life-inspired materials written by LIBER PIs is available online!

Collaborative perspective article of 8 principal investigators of Life-Inspired Hybrid Materials (LIBER) Center of Excellence has been published in Advanced Functional Materials.

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29.1.2024

Cells respond quickly to small light-induced micro-environment movements

Researchers provided mechanistic understanding on how cells respond to rapid nanoscale light-induced material dynamics and deformations.

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29.11.2023

Check out our new article in Advanced Functional Materials on shape programming and reversible actuation of LCEs

In the article we use shape memory effect for shape programming of liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) photoactuators. Supramolecular hydrogen-bond crosslinks introduced into the material enhance the mechanical properties of the LCE and endow it with the shape memory function while maintaining the ability to undergo reversible photothermal actuation under mild temperature stimulation.

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26.11.2023

Check out our new paper about superposition of multiple gratings on azobenzene thin films

We use the potential of surface patterning on azobenzene thin films to fabricate reconfigurable diffractive optical elements (DOEs).

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21.9.2023

New paper in Science about photoswitches under confinement is out!

A deep-sea fish inspired researchers to develop supramolecular light-driven machinery

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15.9.2023

Check out our new paper in Angewandte Chemie about Self-Healable Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuators

The liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) with incorporated halogen bond crosslinks exhibit excellent self-healing properties without destroying the liquid crystalline alignment and allow for dynamic shape programming and corresponding soft robotic demonstrations.

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8.8.2023

Meet our fresh review article about liquid crystal networks in water in Advanced Materials journal

The article discusses challenges LCNs face in widespread adaptation to aquatic soft robotic applications and suggests possible paths forward for their successful use in aquatic environments.

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