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Ferronematic Liquid Crystal Polymers and Elastomers
MATERIAIS 2022, 2022 Liquid crystal polymers, through covalent bonding, combine the spontaneous long range orientational order of the liquid crystal state with the entropically driven random coil configurations of the skeletal polymer chains in a single material [1]. [...]
Reeves, Sarah J. +2 more
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Biomimetics, 2023 Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are polymer networks that exhibit anisotropic liquid crystalline properties while maintaining the properties of elastomers, presenting reversible high-speed and large-scale actuation in response to external stimuli ...
Shuyi Li +4 more
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Modeling and simulation of liquid-crystal elastomers
Physical Review E, 2011 We consider a continuum model describing the dynamic behavior of nematic liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) and implement a numerical scheme to solve the governing equations. In the model, the Helmholtz free energy and Rayleigh dissipation are used, within a Lagrangian framework, to obtain the equations of motion. The free energy consists of both elastic
Zhu, Wei +2 more
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Layered liquid crystal elastomer actuators [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2018 AbstractLiquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are soft, anisotropic materials that exhibit large shape transformations when subjected to various stimuli. Here we demonstrate a facile approach to enhance the out-of-plane work capacity of these materials by an order of magnitude, to nearly 20 J/kg.
Tyler Guin +6 more
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Synthesizing Liquid Crystal Elastomers [PDF]
, 2023 Liquid Crystal Elastomers (LCEs) are polymers composed of a soft, flexible material capable of changing shape. With demand for artificial organs increasing, LCEs are a promising candidate for creating functional and viable artificial organs.Honors ...
Estrada, Rea Rose +2 more
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Morphing of liquid crystal surfaces by emergent collectivity
Nature Communications, 2019 Liquid crystal networks can morph their shape in response to electrical stimulus. Here the authors provide a detailed description of their deformation mechanism and introduce a method to observe the dynamic surface of liquid crystal elastomers.
Hanne M. van der Kooij +5 more
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Internal constraints and arrested relaxation in main-chain nematic elastomers
Nature Communications, 2021 Nematic liquid crystal elastomers (N-LCE) have a slow relaxation, which can prevent their shape recovery. Here, the authors examine mechanical hysteresis in a series of main-chain N-LCE to understand how the inherent nematic order retards and arrests the
Takuya Ohzono +4 more
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Liquid crystal elastomers [PDF]
, 2007 Liquid crystal elastomers are an entirely new physical system, occupying a transitional zone between liquids and solids. This book is the foundation treatise in this emerging field of combined chemistry, physics, mathematics and engineering.
Warner, M., Terentjev, E. M.
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Lyotropic liquid crystal elastomers for drug delivery [PDF]
, 2023 Silicone elastomers like polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) possess a combination of attractive material and biologicalproperties motivating their widespread use in biomedical applications.
Stepulane, Annija, +9 more
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Artificial Phototropic Systems for Enhanced Light Harvesting Based on a Liquid Crystal Elastomer
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2021 Oblique‐incidence‐induced energy‐density loss (OEL) is a universal problem which affects nearly all processes involving electromagnetic waves, especially sunlight harvesting.
Yichen Yan +6 more
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