Templated nanofiber synthesis via chemical vapor polymerization into liquid crystalline films
Abstract
The ability of liquid crystalline materials to order spontaneously has driven many innovations, from display technologies to extremely tough polymer fibers. Cheng et al. exploited this preponderance toward long-range ordering to direct the growth of nonliquid crystalline polymers into sheets of highly ordered fibers. Small changes to the processing conditions could be used to tweak the arrangement of the liquid crystals to generate a wide range of polymer mats or sheets for potential use in sensing or filtration applications.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Nov 16, 2018
- Source ID
- 10.1126/science.aar8449
Entities
People
- Alexander de France
- Christoph Hussal
- Fan Xie
- Jason V Gregory
- Joerg Lahann
- Kai Sun
- Kenneth C K Cheng
- Marco A Bedolla-Pantoja
- Nicholas L Abbott
- Young-Ki Kim
Organizations
- Cornell University
- German Research Foundation
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- National Science Foundation
- United States Army Research Laboratory
- University of Michigan
- University of Wisconsin–Madison