Liquid crystal elastomer coatings with programmed response of surface profile

Liquid crystal elastomers are anisotropic rubbers which can be actuated by an external trigger. Here the authors develop elastomer coatings with pre-patterned molecular orientation that induces deterministic topography changes in response to changes in temperature.

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Auteurs principaux: Greta Babakhanova, Taras Turiv, Yubing Guo, Matthew Hendrikx, Qi-Huo Wei, Albert P. H. J. Schenning, Dirk J. Broer, Oleg D. Lavrentovich
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/efac62dfe42041ec8796de5330389768
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