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Photopolymerization of RM257-Based Hydrogel

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(1,4-Bis-[4-(3-acryloyloxypropyloxy) benzoyloxy]-2-methylbenzene) (RM257) (Wilshire Technologies, 95%), EDDET (Sigma-Aldrich, 95%), dipropylamine (Sigma-Aldrich, 98%), (2-hydroxyethoxy)-2-methylpropiophenone (Irgacure 2959, Sigma-Aldrich, 98%), RhB (Sigma-Aldrich), and methylene chloride (CH2Cl2) are used as received without further purification.
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Fabrication of Photosensitive Liquid Crystal Elastomers

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All chemicals were used without treatment, as received. The LCE precursor included RM257 (monomer, >98.0%, TCI), PETMP (crosslinker, >95.0%, Sigma-Aldrich), EDDET (flexible chain extender, >95.0%, Sigma-Aldrich), dipropylamine (thermal catalyst, 99.0%, Sigma-Aldrich), 2-hydroxy-4′-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-2-methylpropiophenone (Irgacure-2959, photocatalyst, 98.0%, Sigma-Aldrich), 5CB (nematic liquid crystal dopant, 98%, Sigma-Aldrich), 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (thermal inhibitor, ≥99.0%, Sigma-Aldrich), 2-(N-ethyl-4-((4-nitrophenyl)diazenyl)anilino)ethyl prop-2-enoate (Disperse Red 1 acylate, photothermal dye, 95.0%, Sigma-Aldrich) and chloroform (solvent, ≥99.0%, Sigma-Aldrich). IP-S (Nanoscribe) was used as the inactive photoresist for fabricating the passive microstructures, and 2-propanol (≥99.0%, Sigma-Aldrich) was used as the solvent for the development.
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Synthesis of Liquid Crystal Monomers

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Liquid crystal monomers RM257 {1,4-bis-[4-(3-acryloyloxypropyloxy) benzoyloxy]-2-methylbenzene, 98%} used in this study were purchased from Xi’an Caijing Opto-Electrical Science and Technology Co. Ltd. Meanwhile, EDDET, dipropyl amine, butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), (2-hydroxyethoxy)-2-methylpropiophenone (Irgacure 2959), and methylene chloride (CH2Cl2) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. All chemicals were used as received without further purification.
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Photocurable Liquid Crystal Elastomer Artificial Muscle

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1,4-Bis-[4-(3-acryloyloxypropyloxy)benzoyloxy]-2-methylbenzene (RM257) (Wilshire Technologies; 95%), (2-hydroxyethoxy)-2-methylpropiophenone (HHMP; Sigma-Aldrich; 98%), 2,2′-(ethylenedioxy) diethanethiol (EDDET; Sigma-Aldrich; 95%), pentaerythritol tetrakis (3-mercaptopropionate) (PETMP; Sigma-Aldrich; 95%), dipropylamine (DPA; Sigma-Aldrich; 98%), 3% hydrogen peroxide solution (Sigma-Aldrich), sodium iodide (Sigma-Aldrich; 99%), and sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate (Fisher Scientific) were used as received without further purification. The mechanical tests were conducted using the Instron Universal Testing Machine (5965 Dual Column Testing Systems; Instron) with 1000-N loading cell. The surface temperature of LCE artificial muscle was measured by thermal imaging technique (FLIR E75-42 Advanced Thermal Imaging Camera).
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Synthesis of Stretchable Chiral Liquid Crystal Elastomers

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Stretchable CLCEs were synthesized using a combination of the thiol-acrylate chain reaction and bar-coating method. The chiral reactive mesogen (LC756, BASF) and diacrylate reactive mesogen (RM257, GRANDINCHEM) were dissolved in solvent (toluene, Sigma-Aldrich) and heated at 85 °C for 5 min. After cooling the solution to room temperature, the thiol chain extender (EDDET, Sigma-Aldrich), thiol crosslinker (PETMP, Sigma-Aldrich), photoinitiator (Irgacure 651, Sigma-Aldrich), and catalyst dipropylamine (DPA, Sigma-Aldrich) were mixed and vigorously vortexed until the appropriate viscosity for bar coating was obtained. The prepared solution was then bar-coated on the conventional OHP film using an applicator with a 220 μm gap at a speed of 11 mm s-1. Finally, if the intended reflection color was apparent, photo-polymerization was conducted in an ultraviolet chamber for 5 min at an intensity of 30 mW cm-2 and a central wavelength of 365 nm (CSM1010, AUVCURE). The synthesized CLCE was easily delaminated onto the OHP film using tweezers. As a result, free-standing CLCEs with a thickness of 81 μm can be fabricated.
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