Design of Chemically Recyclable Nanocellulose Chiral Liquid Crystal Photonic Elastomer Vitrimer and its Mechanosensitive Colour-changing Materials [PDF]
BioResources, 2023 The development of nanocellulose (CNCs) chiral liquid crystal photonic elastomeric vitrimer materials is promising for achieving needed reduction in carbon emissions (elastomer material recycling) and developing novel photonic functional materials.
Jinlong Zhang, Weiguo Li, Qinglin Wu
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Synchrotron Microbeam Diffraction Studies on the Alignment within 3D-Printed Smectic-A Liquid Crystal Elastomer Filaments during Extrusion [PDF]
Crystals, 2021 3D printing of novel and smart materials has received considerable attention due to its applications within biological and medical fields, mostly as they can be used to print complex architectures and particular designs.
Marianne E. Prévôt +7 more
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Liquid Crystal Elastomer Waveguide Actuators [PDF]
Advanced Materials, 2019 AbstractWhile most photomechanical materials developed to date have relied on free‐space illumination to drive actuation, this strategy fails when direct line‐of‐site access is precluded. In this study, waveguided light is harnessed by liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) nanocomposites to drive actuation.
Alexa S. Kuenstler +2 more
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Coincident molecular auxeticity and negative order parameter in a liquid crystal elastomer [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2018 Auxeticity in synthetic materials is realised by geometrical design of porous structures rather than on a molecular level. Here the authors demonstrate auxeticity in a non-porous liquid crystal elastomer overcoming porosity related weakening of the ...
D. Mistry +5 more
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Environmental Disturbance Effects on Liquid Crystal Elastomer Photothermal-Oscillator Dynamics [PDF]
MathematicsSelf-oscillations convert ambient energy into continuous periodic motion through feedback mechanisms, but their response to external periodic disturbances is not yet fully understood.
Yuntong Dai +3 more
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Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal elastomers [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2016 AbstractThe need for mechanical manipulation during the curing of conventional liquid crystal elastomers diminishes their applicability in the field of shape-programmable soft materials and future applications in additive manufacturing. Here we report on polymer-dispersed liquid crystal elastomers, novel composite materials that eliminate this ...
Resetic, A +4 more
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Liquid crystal elastomer coatings with programmed response of surface profile [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2018 Liquid crystal elastomers are anisotropic rubbers which can be actuated by an external trigger. Here the authors develop elastomer coatings with pre-patterned molecular orientation that induces deterministic topography changes in response to changes in ...
Greta Babakhanova +7 more
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Toward Programmed Complex Stress-Induced Mechanical Deformations of Liquid Crystal Elastomers [PDF]
Crystals, 2020 We prepare a liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) with a spatially patterned liquid crystal director field from an all-acrylate LCE. Mechanical deformations of this material lead to a complex and spatially varying deformation with localised body rotations ...
Devesh Mistry, Helen F. Gleeson
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4D printing of liquid crystal elastomer composites with continuous fiber reinforcement [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsMultifunctional composites have been continuously developed for a myriad of applications with remarkable adaptability to external stimuli and dynamic responsiveness. This study introduces a 4D printing method for liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) composites
Huan Jiang +3 more
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Leaping liquid crystal elastomers
Science Advances, 2023 Snap-through mechanisms are pervasive in everyday life in biological systems, engineered devices, and consumer products. Snap-through transitions can be realized in responsive materials via stimuli-induced mechanical instability. Here, we demonstrate a rapid and powerful snap-through response in liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs).
Tayler S. Hebner +4 more
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