Unique two-way free-standing thermo- and photo-responsive shape memory azobenzene-containing polyurethane liquid crystal network
Zhibin Wen, Ren-Fan Snap, Jean‐Marie Raquez, Noel A. Clark, Ke‐Ke Yang, Yu‐Zhong Wang
Topics & Concepts
AzobenzeneMaterials sciencePhotoisomerizationLiquid crystalPolyurethaneDiacetyleneShape-memory alloyGlass transitionComposite materialBendingStress relaxationChemical engineeringPolymerizationOptoelectronicsIsomerizationPolymerOrganic chemistryCatalysisChemistryEngineeringCreepAdvanced Materials and MechanicsPolymer composites and self-healingPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry