168113 20260210085434.0 doi 10.1002/adfm.202532069 sideral 147660 ART-2026-147660 eng Turriani, Marco Shape‐changing multiphase microparticles from complex liquid crystal emulsions 2026 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Complex multiphase emulsions containing liquid crystals (LCs) offer precise morphological control and dynamic tunability, enabling applications in optics, sensing, and soft matter. Here, we report a simple and scalable bulk‐emulsification strategy that circumvents the reliance on microfluidic fabrication to produce liquid crystalline network (LCN) microparticles spanning single, double (Janus), and triple emulsion morphologies within a genuinely colloidal size regime (10–20 µm). By adjusting crosslinking density and interfacial conditions, we program the LC alignment within the droplets, thereby dictating the mode and direction of actuation after photopolymerization. Single emulsions, Janus particles—coupling an active LCN hemisphere to a passive PDMS compartment—and, for the first time, triple LC emulsions—incorporating a third immiscible phase (a fluorinated oil)—are obtained via this straightforward and scalable approach. Across all morphologies, the particles exhibit robust, reversible, large‐amplitude deformations under heating, as well as chemoresponsivity through anisotropic swelling in organic solvents. In addition, the Janus particles exhibit gravitational self‐orientation, while the triple LC emulsions retain their multiphase architecture and display tunable geometries. As a proof of concept, these responsive behaviors are exploited to realize adaptive microlenses with thermally tunable focal plane and magnification, establishing complex LC emulsions as a scalable platform for multifunctional microactuators. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/PID2023-146811NA-I00 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/E47-23R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICIU/CEX2023-001286-S info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICIU/RYC2021-031154-I info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.es info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Parmeggiani, Camilla Martella, Daniele Concellón, Alberto Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-8932-9085 2013 765 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Química Orgánica Área Química Orgánica (2026), e32069 [12 pp.] Adv. funct. mater. Advanced Functional Materials 1616-301X 4997225 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/168113/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2362895 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/168113/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:168113 articulos driver 2026-02-10-08:48:36 ARTICLE