Composition of the New Material (IMAGE)

Kiel University

Composition of the New Material

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The new composite material consists of two substances: an adhesive material (blue) and an elastic LCE (liquid crystal elastomer) plastic (yellow). LCE is made up of azobenzene molecules which bend -- thus bending the whole material -- when they are irradiated with UV light. The curvature causes the adhesive elements to detach from the object.

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Image/Copyright: Emre Kizilkan and Jan Strueben

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