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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
卷 28, 期 21, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201800629
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interfacial self-assembly; Janus particles; liquid crystals; microfluidics; soft actuators
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- German Science Foundation [DFG: Ze 230/24-1]
Amphiphilic Janus particles feature the combination of two different functional materials in one single colloid, as well as the possibility of self-assembly at interfaces into complex superstructures. In this article, the self-assembly of dual temperature responsive amphiphilic Janus particles at liquid-liquid interfaces and their subsequent conversion into an actuating layer-shaped surface are presented. These microparticles are produced in a capillaries based continuous flow microfluidic device by photoinitiated radical polymerization. The hydrophobic part of the Janus particles contains a liquid crystalline elastomer (LCE), which performs a strong actuation up to 95% during the nematic-isotropic phase transition. The other side consists of a p(NIPAAm) hydrogel, which features volumetric expansions up to 280% below the lower critical solution temperature. A multistep molding process is developed to uniformly align the Janus particles at a toluene/water boundary surface and to embed the particles into a hydrogel matrix. A particle covered hydrogel layer is obtained, which features a collective actuation of the rod-like LCE parts on the surface and a bundling of the resulting forces during the phase transition.
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