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Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Biological Applications [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2021 The term liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) describes a class of materials that combine the elastic entropy behaviour associated with conventional elastomers with the stimuli responsive properties of anisotropic liquid crystals.
Mariam Hussain +5 more
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Determination of the Elasticity Coefficients for Nematic Liquid Crystal Elastomers
Crystals, 2022 Liquid crystal elastomers are attractive materials featuring promising applications in emerging technologies, but their structure–property relationship has yet to be thoroughly explored. Some mechanical properties of these materials are the focus of this
Maksim Sargsyan +3 more
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Alignment switching in 3D-printed smectic liquid crystal elastomers [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsExtrusion-based additive manufacturing has emerged as a powerful platform for designing shape-morphing materials through controlled orientation. However, existing approaches primarily rely on a single mode of flow-induced alignment, limiting orientation ...
Jin-Hyeong Lee +8 more
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Smart chiral liquid crystal elastomers: Design, properties and application
Smart MoleculesSmart chiral liquid crystal elastomers are a class of soft photonic crystals with periodic nanostructures. There are two kinds of chiral liquid crystal elastomers with structural colors: cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers with a one‐dimensional ...
Yuan Liu +6 more
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Rejuvenating liquid crystal elastomers for self-growth [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsTo date, only one polymer can self-grow to an extended length beyond its original size at room temperature without external stimuli or energy input.
Hongtu Xu +8 more
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Frustrated smectic liquid crystal elastomers as multifunctional mechanical metamaterials [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsAuxetics are materials that show a negative Poisson’s ratio, i.e. thickening when under tensile strain. The discovery of nematic liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) as molecular auxetic materials was a paradigm-shift in the design of mechanical ...
Aidan Street +5 more
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Overdamping of vibration resonances by liquid crystal elastomers [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis work aims to compare the capability of vibration attenuation by standard elastomeric polymers, and by the new anomalously damping nematic liquid crystal elastomer.
Waiel Elmadih +3 more
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Chiral liquid crystal elastomers advance light modulation [PDF]
Light: Science & ApplicationsChiral liquid crystal elastomers, as soft photonic materials, enable dynamic omnidirectional tuning of circularly polarized reflection wavelength and function as an effective medium for full-color circularly polarized luminescence, showing promise for ...
Jiazhe Ma, Zhongqiang Yang
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Mechanically Robust Photo-responsive Liquid Crystal Elastomers [PDF]
ACS OmegaXi-tong Dong +4 more
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Anisotropic Swelling Behavior of Liquid Crystal Elastomers in Isotropic Solvents [PDF]
NanomaterialsThe chemical response of liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) offers substantial potential for applications in propulsion systems, micromechanical systems, and active smart surfaces.
Limei Zhang +7 more
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