发明申请
US20090233043A1 WATER-RESPONSIVE MECHANICAL ELEMENT AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH AN ELEMENT 审中-公开
水力机械元件和制造这些元件的方法

WATER-RESPONSIVE MECHANICAL ELEMENT AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH AN ELEMENT
摘要:
This invention relates to flexible structures (401) that respond to the application of an agent. Upon application of the agent, the flexible structure bends (402) in a predetermined fashion. The flexible structure is formed from a polymer liquid crystal that is orientated to define an upper surface layer and a lower surface layer having an essentially different molecule orientation, and the polymer liquid crystal is such that a length/width ration is changed upon application of the agent. Thereby, the upper and lower surface layers respond differently to the application of the agent, resulting in bending or un-bending of the flexible structure (401).
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