On March 22, 2024, Prof. Lyu Jiu’an of Westlake University was invited to give an academic report titled “New Technology for Assembly of High Performance Flexible Artificial Muscle Materials” at Zhizhi Building on Shaanxi Normal University’s Chang’an campus. The report was chaired by Prof. Ma Jiani, and attended by teachers and students of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.

In his presentation, Prof. Lu Jiu’an introduced the design of stimulus responsive deformable liquid crystal polymers, and the development and application of functional devices. After introducing the development background, he started from the esponse mechanism of stimulus responsive liquid crystal polymer materials, and presented several biomimetic examples such as elephant trunks and finally, introduced the design and application of the materials. After the presentation, Prof. Lyu discussed with the teachers and students present and answered their questions.