Functional Liquid Crystal Elastomers Based on Dynamic Covalent Chemistry
Cristian Valenzuela, Yuanhao Chen, Ling Wang, Wei Feng
Abstract
The marriage of liquid crystal elastomers with dynamic covalent chemistry can be a new paradigm for the development of dynamic and intelligent polymers with versatile functionalities, which is of paramount significance for many emerging applications such as adaptive optics, soft robotics, bioinspired camouflage, 3D/4D printing technology and beyond. Read more in the Review by Wang, Feng et al. (10.1002/chem.202201957).
Topics & Concepts
CamouflageElastomerCovalent bondNanotechnologyPolymer scienceLiquid crystalDynamic covalent chemistryMaterials sciencePolymerComputer scienceChemistryArtificial intelligenceSupramolecular chemistryOrganic chemistryMoleculeOptoelectronicsComposite materialAdvanced Materials and MechanicsPolymer composites and self-healingLiquid Crystal Research Advancements