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Photocontrol of helix handedness in curled liquid crystal elastomers

Meng WangSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-medical Research, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Molecular Ferroelectrics, Southeast University, Nanjing, ChinaView further author information
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Yang HanSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-medical Research, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Molecular Ferroelectrics, Southeast University, Nanjing, ChinaView further author information
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Ling-Xiang GuoSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-medical Research, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Molecular Ferroelectrics, Southeast University, Nanjing, ChinaView further author information
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Bao-Ping LinSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-medical Research, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Molecular Ferroelectrics, Southeast University, Nanjing, ChinaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6739-0080View further author information
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Hong YangSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-medical Research, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Molecular Ferroelectrics, Southeast University, Nanjing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1231-1240 | Received 18 Oct 2018, Accepted 13 Nov 2018, Published online: 27 Nov 2018

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