Liquid-crystal order during synthesis affects main-chain liquid-crystal elastomer behavior

Abstract

This study presents the first direct comparison of the influence of liquid-crystal order during synthesis on the thermo-mechanical behaviors of main-chain liquid-crystal elastomers (LCEs) in thiol–acrylate networks.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2017
Source ID
10.1039/c7sm01405h

Entities

People

  • A. H. Torbati
  • C. M. Yakacki
  • Kai Yu
  • M. S. Bollinger
  • Mohand O. Saed
  • Natalia Dadivanyan
  • Nicholas A Traugutt
  • R. H. Volpe

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Division of Civil, Mechanical & Manufacturing Innovation
  • Malvern Instruments
  • United States Army
  • University of Colorado Denver

Tags

Readers

  • Materials Science.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.