One-Pot Synthesis of Melt-Processable Supramolecular Soft Actuators

A new class of polythiourethane soft actuators based on liquid crystal and thiourethane segments has been developed by a one-pot approach. The formation of well-defined thiourethane segments affords supramolecular cross-links through hydrogen-bonding interactions yielding materials that can be reprocessed and reprogrammed into arbitrary 3D shapes. A detailed understanding and characterization of the developed material are presented