Videos belonging to Chapters 5 and 6 of the PhD thesis “Thermoplastic Liquid Crystal Elastomer Soft Actuators”

Videos belonging to Chapters 5 and 6 of the PhD thesis “Thermoplastic Liquid Crystal Elastomer Soft Actuators”, (to be) published September 15, 2023.Chapter 5 -<strong style="color:windowtext;"> Video S1</strong>. Photothermal actuation of the patterned coiled actuator (playback speed: 8×).Chapter 5 -<strong style="color:windowtext;"> Video S2</strong>. Photothermal actuation of the patterned strip with periodic "hill" projections (playback speed: 8×).Chapter 6 -<strong style="color:windowtext;"> Video S1</strong>. Thermal actuation of the single- and double-handed twisted fiber actuator lifting a weight of 11g (2x playback).Chapter 6 -<strong style="color:windowtext;"> Video S2</strong>. Thermal actuation of the three-ply twisted rope construct actuator opening and closing a vial screwcap and subsequently lifting the closed vial (2x playback).<br>