Programming Orientation in Liquid Crystalline Elastomers Prepared with Intra-Mesogenic Supramolecular Bonds

• Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 3467 - 3475
• Main Authors: Lewis, Kristin L., Herbert, Katie M., Matavulj, Valentina M., Hoang, Jonathan D., Ellison, Eric T., Bauman, Grant E., Herman, Jeremy A., White, Timothy J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 18.01.2023
• Subjects: Applications of Polymer, Composite, and Coating Materials; benzoic acid; heat; hydrogen; liquid crystals; medicine; photonics; polymerization; robotics; polymers; actuation; supramolecular bonds; liquid crystalline elastomers

The large, directional stimuli-response of aligned liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) could enable functional utility in robotics, medicine, consumer goods, and photonics. The alignment of LCEs has historically been realized via mechanical alignment of a two-stage reaction. Recent reports widely u...