Thermal- and light-responsive programmable shape-memory behavior of liquid crystalline polyurethanes with pendant photosensitive groups
Wenbo Shen, Jiaoshi Liu, Bin Du, Haitao Zhuo, Shaojun Chen
Abstract
A liquid crystalline polyurethane bearing side-chain photosensitive moieties prepared <italic>via</italic> the quaternization reaction exhibits thermal- and light-responsive programmable shape-memory behavior.
Topics & Concepts
PolyurethaneLiquid crystallineThermalMaterials scienceSide chainLiquid crystalShape-memory alloyPolymer chemistryComposite materialPolymerOptoelectronicsPhysicsMeteorologyPolymer composites and self-healingPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryAdvanced Materials and Mechanics