{"id":2200,"date":"2025-10-01T10:41:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/?p=2200"},"modified":"2025-10-01T11:13:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T09:13:54","slug":"nanoparticles-and-photomobile-polymers-a-new-frontier-for-light-driven-actuators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/?p=2200","title":{"rendered":"Nanoparticles and Photomobile Polymers: A New Frontier for Light-Driven Actuators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0373-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0373-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0373-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0373-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0373-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0373-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today at the ISASI Workshop, <strong>Dr. Domenico Sagnelli<\/strong> (Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems \u201cE. Caianiello\u201d, CNR \u2013 Pozzuoli, Italy) presented his recent research on <strong>nanoparticles and photomobile polymers<\/strong> as a breakthrough in the development of <strong>light-driven actuators<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The talk highlighted results from two major projects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>PULSE-COM Project (2019\u20132023):<\/strong> Focused on developing photo-piezo-actuators based on light-sensitive composites.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ALICE Project (2022\u20132024):<\/strong> Aiming to create a new class of actuator platforms to convert light into mechanical energy for applications such as <strong>soft robotics<\/strong> and <strong>solar energy harvesting<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Key innovations discussed included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The use of <strong>azobenzene-based photo-switchable molecules<\/strong> to store and release energy via light-induced isomerization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Doping photomobile polymers with ZnO nanoparticles<\/strong>, which enhances bending ability when stimulated with light.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advances in <strong>4D printing technologies<\/strong>, enabled by ZnO doping, that eliminate the need for mechanical rubbing and expand possibilities for smart materials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Several <strong>international patent applications<\/strong>, marking significant steps toward real-world applications in <strong>solar tracking, energy generation, and advanced actuator systems<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Sagnelli\u2019s work demonstrates how <strong>light-responsive smart materials<\/strong> can pave the way for innovative energy solutions and next-generation devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today at the ISASI Workshop, Dr. Domenico Sagnelli (Institute of Applied Sciences and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[28,27,30,29,26,10],"class_list":["post-2200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-diagnosticsystems","tag-focussessionsp15","tag-meta2026","tag-nanobiosensing","tag-scientificresearch","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanosmartlab.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}