Title: Photodeformable Polymers: A New Kind of Promising Smart Material for Micro- and Nano-Applications

Author: Yanlei Yu*, Tomiki Ikeda*

Journal: Macromol. Chem. Phys., 2005, 206, 1705-1708

Abstract:

Starting in the 1960s, several kinds of photodeformable polymers have been developed, such as monolayers, polymer gels, solid films and liquid-crystalline elastomers with different photodeformation mechanisms. This field evolved slowly until recently when significant achievements have been made. Most recently, Lendlein and co-workers have put forward another new concept – using photo-crosslinking to prepare deformable polymers with various pre-determined shapes (Nature 2005, 434, 879). This highlight gives a general introduction into photodeformable polymers and brings forth future challenges.

Fulltext Link: https://www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/macp.200500318