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An Unconventional Approach to Photomobile Composite Polymer Films
Riccardo Castagna1,2, Luca Nucara3,4, Francesco Simoni5
1Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems-ISASI, CNR, Via Campi Flegrei, 34, Comprensorio Olivetti, 80078, Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy.
Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
|February 2, 2017
Abstract:
Photomobile polymer (Pmp) films are fabricated by using a cheap and fast process. The working mechanism of the Pmp-film motion under illumination is explained. Details concerning the film structure and formation are given. Two related applications regarding light-induced caterpillar-miming motion and photocontrolled electrical switches are proposed.

