Rheology of liquid crystalline oligomers for 3-D printing of liquid crystalline elastomers

Abstract

A liquid crystalline oligomer displays time-dependent changes in viscosity when subjected to steady shear flow. Temperature and applied shear rate are shown to have an effect on this phenomenon which is relevant to Direct Ink Write printing.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2022
Source ID
10.1039/d2sm00166g

Entities

People

  • Grant E. Bauman
  • Jeremy Koch
  • Timothy White

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of Colorado

Tags

Readers

  • Manufacturing Engineering.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.