Papers
30
Total Citations
1,362
H-Index
17
About
Danqing Liu is a pioneering materials scientist whose research sits at the intersection of liquid crystal polymer networks, soft robotics, and responsive smart materials. Best known for her landmark 2017 paper "4D Printed Actuators with Soft‐Robotic Functions" (365 citations), Liu has fundamentally advanced the field of programmable shape-morphing materials, demonstrating how crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers can undergo reversible, controlled deformation with transformative applications in medicine, microfluidics, and robotics. Her groundbreaking work on self-assembled liquid crystal "fingerprint" coatings revealed how dynamic 3D surface topographies can enable controllable friction and adhesion, opening new avenues in biomimetic surface engineering. Liu further pushed boundaries by integrating light-driven molecular motors into liquid crystal networks, achieving sophisticated, multi-scale mechanical motion from nanoscale inputs to macroscopic robotic functions. Her investigations into electrically triggered surface topographies and photoswitchable underwater adhesion demonstrate remarkable versatility across stimuli-responsive systems. More recently, her work on liquid crystal network-based adaptive electronics signals an exciting expansion toward bio-inspired artificial intelligence systems. Collectively, Liu's body of work—spanning hundreds of citations—has established her as a defining voice in the development of intelligent, adaptive soft materials.
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- 14D Printed Actuators with Soft‐Robotic Functions365 citations · 2017
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- 6Protruding organic surfaces triggered by in-plane electric fields69 citations · 2017
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- 10Artificial Organic Skin Wets Its Surface by Field-Induced Liquid Secretion39 citations · 2020