Programmable actuation of liquid crystal elastomers via “living” exchange reaction

Abstract

We report a facile room-temperature mechanical programming method of liquid crystal elastomers via the “living” exchange reaction of disulfide bonds.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2019
Source ID
10.1039/c9sm00322c

Entities

People

  • Qiguang He
  • Shengqiang Cai
  • Yang Wang
  • Zhijian Wang

Organizations

  • National Science Foundation
  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Army
  • University of California

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Organic Chemistry