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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Liquid crystal elastomers"”.
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Investigations into the mechanics of connective tissue
… and the novel materials of carbon nanotube (CNT) elastomers, cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs), and 3D polydomain liquid crystal elastomers (3DLCEs). The setup accurately demonstrated the incompressibility of PDMS, even at short time scales, and demonstrated how DIC can map the …
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Design, synthesis and characterization of side chain liquid crystal segmented polyurethanes
Side chain liquid crystal polyurethanes are liquid crystal elastomers with the potential to couple mechanical stress fields with optical changes brought on by liquid crystal alignment. These materials excite interest because they are the first thermoplastic liquid crystal elastomers (LCTPEs) that …
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Statistical physics of isotropic-genesis nematic elastomers
"Isotropic-genesis nematic elastomers (IGNEs) are materials that exhibit fascinating properties such as a remarkable softness in elasticity and do not undergo long-range nematic ordering, even at low temperatures. These materials are formed via the following process. Consider a melt or solution of …
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Paths Towards Shape Change: Elastic Instabilities and Spontaneous Deformations
… of gels and the anisotropic deformations in liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are two excellent examples of spontaneous deformations that can be patterned, allowing scientists to program shape changes, mimic biology and design soft robots. A typical example of patterned deformation is the …
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Systematic inverse design and physical realization of nonlinear elastic and thermoelastic responses for metamaterials
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2025-12-01