Figure 2.
Actuation properties of f-PNIPAM prepared with different length: thickness ratios. The samples through the LCST caused bending away from the top surface. (a) Photographs during heating to above the LCST of four f-PNIPAM sheets prepared to the indicated length: thickness ratios. (b) Variation in the final curvature of the f-PNIPAM above the LCST as a function of the initial length: thickness ratio. The error bars represent the variation in the degree of curvature along the sample length.