Welcome to our lab! We are interested in developing devices for practical applications using soft materials. 

Surface and interface mechanics: shape morphing of coatings

We aim to use adaptive shape morphing to develop smart devices, which interact with surroundings through switchable topographies, adhesion, etc. The representative material we used is liquid crystalline polymer (LCP).  

Soft actuators

Responsive materials, including hydrogels and liquid crystalline polymers, are used to develop soft robots with specific applications. For example, we use cholesteric LCP to develop actuators with synergistic color changing and shape morphing. Combined with magnetic actuation, LCPs are capable of sensing humidity in confined spaces.