Light-induced wrinkling instability of confined annulus liquid crystal elastomer film

• Main Authors: Kang, Jingtian, Liu, Suixin, Li, Hua
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Elastomer Films; Environmental Stimuli
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169941
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Authors of previous studies have focused on wrinkling phenomena in thin films with relatively large stiffness under mechanical loadings. A liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) is a smart soft material sensitive to various environmental stimuli. In this letter, we investigate the wrinkling instability of a...