Thermal bending coupled with volume change in liquid crystal gels.
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DOI: 10.1039/c7sm00602k
Abstract: We investigate the thermal bending behavior of liquid crystal gels with hybrid alignment (H-LCGs) accompanied by volume change in isotropic and nematic solvents. The curvature (r-1) of H-LCGs in each solvent markedly depends on the… read more here.
Keywords: thermal bending; volume change; liquid crystal; crystal gels ... See more keywords