Xia Tong
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Total Citations
971
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About
Xia Tong is a leading researcher in the field of stimuli-responsive liquid crystal polymers (LCPs) and their applications in soft robotics. Her work focuses on developing advanced materials that can undergo precise, reversible shape changes under external triggers such as light, heat, and electricity. A major contribution is the creation of liquid-crystalline dynamic networks doped with gold nanorods (358 citations), which enables enhanced photocontrol of actuation using near-infrared light. She also pioneered electrically powered “Janus” soft robots (294 citations) that mimic biomimetic locomotion, a significant step toward practical, untethered soft robotics. Tong’s innovative approach to selective decrosslinking in LCP actuators (187 citations) allows for optical reconfiguration of origami structures and light-fueled locomotion, offering a powerful method to reprogram actuator behavior post-fabrication. Additionally, she has reported a novel side-chain liquid crystal elastomer exhibiting anomalous reversible shape change (53 citations), expanding the fundamental understanding of LCE behavior. Her work has garnered over 970 citations, reflecting its high impact. Tong’s research bridges materials chemistry and engineering, providing key insights for designing next-generation soft robots, adaptive surfaces, and smart actuators.
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