Tailorable and programmable liquid-crystalline elastomers using a two-stage thiol–acrylate reaction
Denver School of Nursing · University of Colorado Denver · +2 more institutions
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Abstract
A methodology is introduced to synthesize main-chain liquid-crystalline elastomers (LCEs) using a thiol–acrylate-based reaction. This method can program an aligned LCE monodomain and offer spatio-temporal control over liquid-crystalline behavior.
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6- CMChristopher M. YakackiCorresponding
Denver School of Nursing, University of Colorado Denver
- MOMohand O. Saed
Denver School of Nursing, University of Colorado Denver
- DPDevatha P. Nair
University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado System
- TGTao Gong
University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado System
- SMScott M. Reed
Denver School of Nursing, University of Colorado Denver
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Keywords
- Acrylate
- Elastomer
- Liquid crystalline
- Materials science
- Thiol
- Polymer chemistry
- Chemical engineering
- Composite material
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