Electromechanical behavior of smectic liquid crystal elastomers

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.1117/12.484435 ◽

2003 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vernon Das ◽

David H. Brown ◽

Peter Styring ◽

Raymond W. K. Allen

Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Electromechanical Behavior ◽

Smectic Liquid Crystal ◽

Liquid Crystal Elastomers

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Effects of Structural Variations on the Cellular Response and Mechanical Properties of Biocompatible, Biodegradable, and Porous Smectic Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Macromolecular Bioscience ◽

10.1002/mabi.201600278 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 1600278 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Anshul Sharma ◽

Taizo Mori ◽

Cory J. Mahnen ◽

Heather R. Everson ◽

Michelle T. Leslie ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Liquid Crystal ◽

Cellular Response ◽

Structural Variations ◽

Smectic Liquid Crystal ◽

Liquid Crystal Elastomers

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Shape-morphing of Liquid Crystal Elastomers Nanocomposites

10.26226/morressier.5f5f8e69aa777f8ba5bd60bd ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yuzhen Chen

Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Shape Morphing ◽

Liquid Crystal Elastomers

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Optimizing the network topology of block copolymer liquid crystal elastomers for enhanced extensibility and toughness

Physical Review Materials ◽

10.1103/physrevmaterials.1.035601 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Christian Nowak ◽

Fernando A. Escobedo

Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Block Copolymer ◽

Network Topology ◽

Liquid Crystal Elastomers

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Mechano‐Optical Sensors Fabricated with Multilayered Liquid Crystal Elastomers Exhibiting Tunable Deformation Recovery

Advanced Functional Materials ◽

10.1002/adfm.202104702 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 2104702

Author(s):

Kyohei Hisano ◽

Seiya Kimura ◽

Kyosun Ku ◽

Tomoki Shigeyama ◽

Norihisa Akamatsu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Optical Sensors ◽

Liquid Crystal Elastomers ◽

Deformation Recovery

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Thermomechanically active electrodes power work-dense soft actuators

Soft Matter ◽

10.1039/d0sm01399d ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Angel Martinez ◽

Arul Clement ◽

Junfeng Gao ◽

Julia Kocherzat ◽

Mohsen Tabrizi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Liquid Metal ◽

Chain Extender ◽

Design Work ◽

Liquid Crystal Elastomers ◽

Soft Actuators ◽

Dense Liquid

The effect of chain extender structure and composition on the properties of liquid crystal elastomers (LCE) is presented. Compositions are optimized to design work-dense liquid metal LCE composites that are operated with 100 mW power.

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Interplay between Melt and Cold Crystallization in a Smectic Liquid Crystal, 4-Pentylphenyl 4-(trans-4-Pentylcyclohexyl)benzoate

Crystal Growth & Design ◽

10.1021/acs.cgd.0c01682 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Tomasz Rozwadowski ◽

Yasuhisa Yamamura ◽

Kazuya Saito

Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Cold Crystallization ◽

Smectic Liquid Crystal

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Microscopy of Diffuse Nematic–Isotropic Transition in Main-Chain Nematic Liquid-Crystal Elastomers

Macromolecules ◽

10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00356 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 54 (8) ◽

pp. 3678-3688

Author(s):

Takuya Ohzono ◽

Kaoru Katoh ◽

Eugene M. Terentjev

Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Nematic Liquid Crystal ◽

Main Chain ◽

Liquid Crystal Elastomers

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Effect of stretching angle on the stress plateau behavior of main-chain liquid crystal elastomers

Soft Matter ◽

10.1039/d0sm02244f ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (11) ◽

pp. 3128-3136

Author(s):

Suzuka Okamoto ◽

Shinichi Sakurai ◽

Kenji Urayama

Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Main Chain ◽

Stress Plateau ◽

Liquid Crystal Elastomer ◽

Ultimate Elongation ◽

Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Stretching angle for a main-chain liquid crystal elastomer has pronounced effects on the width of the stress plateau as well as the ultimate elongation, while it has no effect on the plateau height.

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