Understanding the effect of liquid crystal content on the phase behavior and mechanical properties of liquid crystal elastomers
Morgan Barnes, Sueda Cetinkaya, Alec Ajnsztajn, Rafael Verduzco
Abstract
s, including the first body-responsive LCE that curls around a human finger due to body heat, and a fluidic channel that directionally pumps liquid when heated.
Topics & Concepts
Liquid crystalElastomerPhase (matter)Materials scienceLiquid phaseContent (measure theory)Crystal (programming language)Composite materialCrystallographyOrganic chemistryChemistryThermodynamicsPhysicsComputer scienceOptoelectronicsMathematicsMathematical analysisProgramming languageAdvanced Materials and MechanicsStructural Analysis and OptimizationPolymer composites and self-healing