Controllable Wetting Transitions on Photoswitchable Physical Gels.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c22979
Abstract: Softness plays a key role in the deformation of soft elastic substrates at the three-phase contact line, and the acting forces lead to the formation of a wetting ridge due to elastocapillarity. The change in… read more here.
Keywords: photoswitchable physical; controllable wetting; physical gels; wetting ridge ... See more keywords
Chirality-Enabled Liquid Crystalline Physical Gels with High Modulus but Low Driving Voltage.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b14488
Abstract: Self-supporting liquid crystalline physical gels with facile electro-optic response are highly desirable, but their development is challenging because both the storage modulus and driving voltage increase simultaneously with gelator loading. Herein, we report liquid crystalline… read more here.
Keywords: chirality; crystalline physical; liquid crystalline; driving voltage ... See more keywords
Key connection between gravitational instability in physical gels and granular media
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10045-x
Abstract: We study gravitationally-driven (Rayleigh–Taylor-like) instability in physical gels as a model for the behavior of granular media falling under gravity; physical gels have a structural elasticity and may be fluidized, capturing both the solid and… read more here.
Keywords: instability; gravitational instability; granular media; instability physical ... See more keywords
Light regulation and long-lived stability of RGB colors in cholesteric liquid crystal physical gels via a mixing strategy.
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DOI: 10.1039/d0sm02283g
Abstract: Photo-responsive cholesteric liquid crystals (CLCs) have attracted much attention due to the dynamic tunability of their unique helical superstructure. However, it is still a challenge to endow the mechanical properties and to regulate the reflection… read more here.
Keywords: rgb; cholesteric liquid; strategy; gels via ... See more keywords
The preparation and properties of circularly polarized luminescent liquid crystal physical gels with self-supporting performance.
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DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00705c
Abstract: In recent years, great progress has been made in the preparation methods and performance regulation of host-guest doped CPL liquid crystal materials. However, there still exist some basic problems to be solved, such as complex… read more here.
Keywords: crystal physical; self supporting; liquid crystal; physical gels ... See more keywords