Reversible photo-responsive gel–sol transitions of robust organogels based on an azobenzene-containing main-chain liquid crystalline polymer
Jing Wang, Qian Jiang, Xingtian Hao, Hongchao Yan, Haiyan Peng, Bijin Xiong, Yonggui Liao, Xiaolin Xie
Abstract
conversion strategy. This study opens a way for the main-chain liquid crystalline polymers to serve in potential applications in photo-responsive robust actuators, electro-optical devices, and so on.
Topics & Concepts
AzobenzenePolymerLiquid crystallineMaterials scienceChain (unit)Liquid crystalChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryOptoelectronicsComposite materialAstronomyEngineeringPhysicsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryPolydiacetylene-based materials and applications