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Elasticity of polydomain liquid crystal elastomers [PDF]
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2012 We model polydomain liquid-crystal elastomers by extending the neo-classical soft and semi-soft free energies used successfully to describe monodomain samples. We show that there is a significant difference between polydomains cross-linked in homogeneous high symmetry states then cooled to low symmetry polydomain states and those cross-linked directly ...
Biggins, J. S. +2 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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Achieving rapid actuation in liquid crystal elastomers
National Science OpenLiquid crystal elastomer (LCE) is one kind of soft actuating material capable of producing large and reversible actuation strain, versatile and programmable actuation modes, and high work density, which can be widely exploited for next-generation soft ...
Liu Changyue +4 more
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Mechanically Robust Photo-responsive Liquid Crystal Elastomers [PDF]
ACS OmegaXi-tong Dong +4 more
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Influence of the porosity on the photoresponse of a liquid crystal elastomer [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 Azobenzene containing liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are among of the most prominent photoresponsive polymers due to their fast and reversible response to different light stimuli.
Emre Kizilkan +6 more
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Soft elasticity enabled adhesion enhancement of liquid crystal elastomers on rough surfaces. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S ASignificance The versatility of pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA) has led to their widespread applications. However, maintaining adhesion on rough surfaces is challenging because surface asperities reduce contact between the substrate and cross-linked ...
Annapooranan R +4 more
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Controlling the Optical Properties of Transparent Auxetic Liquid Crystal Elastomers. [PDF]
MacromoleculesDetermining the tunability of the optical coefficients, order parameter, and transition temperatures in optically transparent auxetic liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) is vital for applications, including impact-resistant glass laminates.
Cooper EJ +7 more
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Pluralizing actuation behavior of 3D printable liquid crystal elastomers via polymerization sequence control. [PDF]
Sci AdvMechanical stretching is commonly used for mesogen alignment which is essential for the muscle-like actuations of liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs). Despite the simplicity of the method, the mesogens are typically aligned in the stretching direction ...
Peng W +8 more
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The Role of Liquid Crystal Elastomers in Pioneering Biological Applications [PDF]
CrystalsLiquid crystal elastomers have shown an attractive potential for various biological applications due to their unique combination of mechanical flexibility and responsiveness to external stimuli.
Faeze Shiralipour +5 more
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Advanced Intelligent SystemsPhotoresponsive liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) plays an important role in soft robotics and other high‐tech fields. The deformation of smart materials directly affects the behavior of the actuator, which needs to be accurately controlled.
Wei Zhang +6 more
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