Self-sustaining vibration and mechanical resonance effects in stimuli responsive liquid crystal polymer coatings and membranes (Vibrate)

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (27)

Preparation of Liquid Crystal Networks for Macroscopic Oscillatory Motion Induced by Light

Author(s): Ghislaine Vantomme, Anne Helene Gelebart, Dirk J. Broer, E. W. Meijer
Published in: Journal of Visualized Experiments, Issue 127, 2017, ISSN 1940-087X
DOI: 10.3791/56266

Making waves in a photoactive polymer film

Author(s): Anne Helene Gelebart, Dirk Jan Mulder, Michael Varga, Andrew Konya, Ghislaine Vantomme, E. W. Meijer, Robin L. B. Selinger, Dirk J. Broer
Published in: Nature, Issue 546/7660, 2017, Page(s) 632-636, ISSN 0028-0836
DOI: 10.1038/nature22987

Patterned oscillating topographical changes in photoresponsive polymer coatings

Author(s): M. Hendrikx, A. P. H. J. Schenning, D. J. Broer
Published in: Soft Matter, Issue 13/24, 2017, Page(s) 4321-4327, ISSN 1744-683X
DOI: 10.1039/C7SM00699C

Protruding organic surfaces triggered by in-plane electric fields

Author(s): Danqing Liu, Nicholas B. Tito, Dirk J. Broer
Published in: Nature Communications, Issue 8/1, 2017, ISSN 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01448-w

4D Printed Actuators with Soft-Robotic Functions

Author(s): María López-Valdeolivas, Danqing Liu, Dick Jan Broer, Carlos Sánchez-Somolinos
Published in: Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2017, Page(s) 1700710, ISSN 1022-1336
DOI: 10.1002/marc.201700710

Light-Triggered Formation of Surface Topographies in Azo Polymers

Author(s): Matthew Hendrikx, Albertus Schenning, Michael Debije, Dirk Broer
Published in: Crystals, Issue 7/8, 2017, Page(s) 231, ISSN 2073-4352
DOI: 10.3390/cryst7080231

A four-blade light-driven plastic mill based on hydrazone liquid-crystal networks

Author(s): G. Vantomme, A.H. Gelebart, D.J. Broer, E.W. Meijer
Published in: Tetrahedron, Issue 73/33, 2017, Page(s) 4963-4967, ISSN 0040-4020
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2017.06.041

Liquid crystal elastomer coatings with programmed response of surface profile

Author(s): Greta Babakhanova, Taras Turiv, Yubing Guo, Matthew Hendrikx, Qi-Huo Wei, Albert P. H. J. Schenning, Dirk J. Broer, Oleg D. Lavrentovich
Published in: Nature Communications, Issue 9/1, 2018, ISSN 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-02895-9

Oscillating Chiral-Nematic Fingerprints Wipe Away Dust

Author(s): Wei Feng, Dirk J. Broer, Danqing Liu
Published in: Advanced Materials, Issue 30/11, 2018, Page(s) 1704970, ISSN 0935-9648
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201704970

Photoresponsive Sponge-Like Coating for On-Demand Liquid Release

Author(s): Anne Helene Gelebart, Danqing Liu, Dirk J. Mulder, Kevin H. J. Leunissen, Jop van Gerven, Albert P. H. J. Schenning, Dirk J. Broer
Published in: Advanced Functional Materials, Issue 28/10, 2018, Page(s) 1705942, ISSN 1616-301X
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201705942

A Rewritable, Reprogrammable, Dual Light-Responsive Polymer Actuator

Author(s): Anne Helene Gelebart, Dirk J. Mulder, Ghislaine Vantomme, Albertus P. H. J. Schenning, Dirk J. Broer
Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Issue 56/43, 2017, Page(s) 13436-13439, ISSN 1433-7851
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201706793

Re- and Preconfigurable Multistable Visible Light Responsive Surface Topographies

Author(s): Matthew Hendrikx, Jeroen ter Schiphorst, Ellen P. A. van Heeswijk, Gülistan Koçer, Christopher Knie, David Bléger, Stefan Hecht, Pascal Jonkheijm, Dirk J. Broer, Albertus P. H. J. Schenning
Published in: Small, Issue 24 October 2018,Small 2018, 1803274, 2018, Page(s) 1803274, ISSN 1613-6810
DOI: 10.1002/smll.201803274

Self-sustained actuation from heat dissipation in liquid crystal polymer networks

Author(s): Ghislaine Vantomme, Anne Helene Gelebart, Dirk Jan Broer, E. W. Meijer
Published in: Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Issue 56/13, 2018, Page(s) 1331-1336, ISSN 0887-624X
DOI: 10.1002/pola.29032

Light-Driven Electrohydrodynamic Instabilities in Liquid Crystals

Author(s): Yuanyuan Zhan, Albertus P. H. J. Schenning, Dirk J. Broer, Guofu Zhou, Danqing Liu
Published in: Advanced Functional Materials, Issue 28/21, 2018, Page(s) 1707436, ISSN 1616-301X
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201707436

Compliance-Mediated Topographic Oscillation of Polarized Light Triggered Liquid Crystal Coating

Author(s): Matthew Hendrikx, Burcu Sırma, Albertus P. H. J. Schenning, Danqing Liu, Dirk J. Broer
Published in: Advanced Materials Interfaces, Issue 5/20, 2018, Page(s) 1800810, ISSN 2196-7350
DOI: 10.1002/admi.201800810

Mastering the Photothermal Effect in Liquid Crystal Networks: A General Approach for Self-Sustained Mechanical Oscillators

Author(s): Anne Helene Gelebart, Ghislaine Vantomme, E. W. Meijer, Dirk J. Broer
Published in: Advanced Materials, Issue 29/18, 2017, Page(s) 1606712, ISSN 0935-9648
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201606712

Photoresponsive Fiber Array: Toward Mimicking the Collective Motion of Cilia for Transport Applications

Author(s): Anne Helene Gelebart, Matthew Mc Bride, Albertus P. H. J. Schenning, Christopher N. Bowman, Dirk J. Broer
Published in: Advanced Functional Materials, Issue 26/29, 2016, Page(s) 5322-5327, ISSN 1616-301X
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201601221

Regulating the modulus of a chiral liquid crystal polymer network by light

Author(s): Kamlesh Kumar, Albertus P. H. J. Schenning, Dirk J. Broer, Danqing Liu
Published in: Soft Matter, Issue 12/13, 2016, Page(s) 3196-3201, ISSN 1744-683X
DOI: 10.1039/C6SM00114A

Oscillating Surfaces Fueled by a Continuous AC Electric Field

Author(s): Fabian L. L. Visschers, Hubert Gojzewski, G. Julius Vancso, Dirk J. Broer, Danqing Liu
Published in: Advanced Materials Interfaces, Issue 6/21, 2019, Page(s) 1901292, ISSN 2196-7350
DOI: 10.1002/admi.201901292

Travelling waves on photo-switchable patterned liquid crystal polymer films directed by rotating polarized light

Author(s): Ling Liu, Dirk J. Broer, Patrick R. Onck
Published in: Soft Matter, Issue 15/40, 2019, Page(s) 8040-8050, ISSN 1744-683X
DOI: 10.1039/c9sm01594a

Cholesteric Flakes in Motion Driven by the Elastic Force from Nematic Liquid Crystals

Author(s): Wei Liu, Yong Zhou, Sunqian Liu, Wan Shao, Dirk J. Broer, Guofu Zhou, Dong Yuan, Danqing Liu
Published in: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Issue 11/43, 2019, Page(s) 40916-40922, ISSN 1944-8244
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b14650

Static and Dynamic Control of Fingerprint Landscapes of Liquid Crystal Network Coatings

Author(s): Wei Feng, Dirk J. Broer, Lucie Grebikova, Clemens Padberg, Julius G. Vancso, Danqing Liu
Published in: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Issue 12/5, 2020, Page(s) 5265-5273, ISSN 1944-8244
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b11928

A self-sustained soft actuator able to rock and roll

Author(s): Marina Pilz da Cunha, Akhil R. Peeketi, Kanishk Mehta, Dirk J. Broer, Ratna K. Annabattula, Albert P. H. J. Schenning, Michael G. Debije
Published in: Chemical Communications, Issue 55/74, 2019, Page(s) 11029-11032, ISSN 1359-7345
DOI: 10.1039/c9cc05329h

Morphing of liquid crystal surfaces by emergent collectivity

Author(s): Hanne M. van der Kooij, Slav A. Semerdzhiev, Jesse Buijs, Dirk J. Broer, Danqing Liu, Joris Sprakel
Published in: Nature Communications, Issue 10/1, 2019, ISSN 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11501-5

Light-regulated molecular diffusion in a liquid crystal network

Author(s): Anping Cao, Roel J. H. van Raak, Dirk J. Broer
Published in: Soft Matter, Issue 15/23, 2019, Page(s) 4737-4742, ISSN 1744-683X
DOI: 10.1039/c9sm00428a

Temperature‐ and Light‐Regulated Gas Transport in a Liquid Crystal Polymer Network

Author(s): Anping Cao, Roel J. H. Raak, Xinglong Pan, Dirk J. Broer
Published in: Advanced Functional Materials, Issue 29/28, 2019, Page(s) 1900857, ISSN 1616-301X
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201900857

Combined Light and Electric Response of Topographic Liquid Crystal Network Surfaces

Author(s): Wei Feng, Dirk J. Broer, Danqing Liu
Published in: Advanced Functional Materials, Issue 30/2, 2019, Page(s) 1901681, ISSN 1616-301X
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201901681

Conference proceedings (2)

Oscillatory dynamic surface structures in patterned liquid crystal network coatings

Author(s): Matthew Hendrikx, Danqing Liu, Albertus P.H. J. Schenning, Dirk J. Broer
Published in: Liquid Crystals XXII, Issue Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10735, 2018, Article number 1073507, 2018, Page(s) 5
DOI: 10.1117/12.2320576

Electric field switched surface topography of fingerprint liquid-crystal network polymer coating

Author(s): Wei Feng, Danqing Liu, Dirk J. Broer
Published in: Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies XIII, 2018, Page(s) 47
DOI: 10.1117/12.2287180