Quantification of internal strain in bent soft materials by a cholesteric liquid crystal elastomer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayuki Kishino ◽  
Norihisa Akamatsu ◽  
Shoichi Kubo ◽  
Kyohei Hisano ◽  
Osamu Tsutsumi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Cholesteric Liquid Crystal ◽  
Soft Materials ◽  
Internal Strain ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer

Optical Properties of Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Elastomer Film

2021 ◽  
Vol 888 ◽  
pp. 49-55
Author(s):  
Hong Yu Liu ◽  
Xiao Yan Wang ◽  
Xiang Yu Zang ◽  
Mei Tian
Keyword(s):  
Differential Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Cholesteric Liquid Crystal ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer ◽  
Chemical Structures ◽  
Optical Micrograph ◽  
Infrared Spectrometer

A series of liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) films (ABC films) were prepared by polymerization of polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS), liquid crystal (LC) monomer cholesterol 4-(allyloxy) benzoate (MB) and cross-linking agent 4'-(undec-10-enoyloxy)-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl dodec-11-enoate (MC) . The chemical structures and LC properties of the monomers and polymers were characterised by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TG), polarized optical micrograph (POM) and X-ray diffractometer (XRD). MB is a cholesteric LC and MC is a smectic LC. The ABC films are cholesteric LCEs. The temperature at which 5% weight loss occurred for the ABC films are around 300 °C. The glass transition temperature of ABC films increases with the increase of LC monomer MB content. The ABC films have a strong absorption around 200-330nm in the ultraviolet (UV) region, and the absorption range does not change with temperature.

Wideband reflection wavelength tuning by bending of cholesteric liquid crystal elastomer films

2021 ◽  
Vol 129 (16) ◽  
pp. 164701
Author(s):  
Masayuki Kishino ◽  
Norihisa Akamatsu ◽  
Ryo Taguchi ◽  
Shoichi Kubo ◽  
Kyohei Hisano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Cholesteric Liquid Crystal ◽  
Wavelength Tuning ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer

scholarly journals Light-Actuated Liquid Crystal Elastomer Prepared by Projection Display

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (23) ◽  
pp. 7245
Author(s):  
Juan Chen ◽  
Oluwafemi Isaac Akomolafe ◽  
Jinghua Jiang ◽  
Chenhui Peng
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Topological Defects ◽  
Soft Materials ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer ◽  
Projection Display ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomers ◽  
Spatially Varying ◽  
External Stimuli ◽  
3D Shapes

Soft materials with programmability have been widely used in drug delivery, tissue engineering, artificial muscles, biosensors, and related biomedical engineering applications. Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) can easily morph into three-dimensional (3D) shapes by external stimuli such as light, heat, and humidity. In order to program two-dimensional (2D) LCE sheets into desired 3D morphologies, it is critical to precisely control the molecular orientations in LCE. In this work, we propose a simple photopatterning method based on a maskless projection display system to create spatially varying molecular orientations in LCE films. By designing different synchronized rotations of the polarizer and projected images, diverse configurations ranging from individual to 2D lattice of topological defects are fabricated. The proposed technique significantly simplified the photopatterning procedure without using fabricated masks or waveplates. Shape transformations such as a cone and a truncated square pyramid, and functionality mimicking the responsive Mimosa Pudica are demonstrated in the fabricated LCE films. The programmable LCE morphing behaviors demonstrated in this work will open opportunities in soft robotics and smart functional devices.

Dispersion of proton spin-lattice relaxation in a cholesteric liquid crystal

1983 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 1179-1184 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Vilfan ◽  
R. Blinc ◽  
J. Dolinšek ◽  
M. Ipavec ◽  
G. Lahajnar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Cholesteric Liquid Crystal ◽  
Lattice Relaxation ◽  
Proton Spin ◽  
Spin Lattice Relaxation ◽  
Spin Lattice

Modeling of photo-responsive liquid crystal elastomer actuators

2021 ◽  
Vol 560 ◽  
pp. 441-455
Author(s):  
Jundong Wu ◽  
Wenjun Ye ◽  
Yawu Wang ◽  
Chun-Yi Su
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer

scholarly journals Flow-assisted self-healing of the helical structure in a cholesteric liquid crystal

2021 ◽  
Vol 155 (5) ◽  
pp. 054903
Author(s):  
Jan-Christoph Eichler ◽  
Robert A. Skutnik ◽  
Marco G. Mazza ◽  
Martin Schoen
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Cholesteric Liquid Crystal ◽  
Helical Structure ◽  
Self Healing

4D Printing of Hygroscopic Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuators

Small ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 2100910
Author(s):  
Keumbee Kim ◽  
Yuanhang Guo ◽  
Jaehee Bae ◽  
Subi Choi ◽  
Hyeong Yong Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
4D Printing ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer
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