Shapechanging

Chemistry

Shape-changing polymers resemble animal movements due to temperature changes

Representation of mesogens in MD simulations. (A) All-atom representation of the initial system with mesogens randomly placed in a simulation box with side lengths of approximately 40 Å. (B) Two isolated LCE end-on mesogens. The yellow carbon atoms represent the CH2 carbon atoms of the reactive acrylate group, and the pink-red carbon atoms correspond to the carbon atoms of the…