Calamitic Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers Swollen in Bent-Core Liquid-Crystal Solvents

Calamitic Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers Swollen in Bent-Core Liquid-Crystal Solvents

The swelling of calamitic liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) with bent‐core mesogens is investigated in the isotropic phase of both materials. The swelling magnitude and dynamics are determined and fitted with a dual exponential. The host LCEs imbibe bent‐core molecules up to 30– 40 mol%. The swollen...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 21; no. 16; pp. 1622 - 1626
Main Authors: Chambers, Martin, Verduzco, Rafael, Gleeson, James T., Sprunt, Samuel, Jákli, Antal
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 27-04-2009
WILEY‐VCH Verlag
Subjects:
composite materials
liquid crystals
molecular electronics
polymeric materials
shape-memory polymers
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The swelling of calamitic liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) with bent‐core mesogens is investigated in the isotropic phase of both materials. The swelling magnitude and dynamics are determined and fitted with a dual exponential. The host LCEs imbibe bent‐core molecules up to 30– 40 mol%. The swollen elastomers exhibit nematic phases, with some possessing a lower temperature smectic phase.
Bibliography:ArticleID:ADMA200802739
istex:74AD5A7258094638B147943D64C6D86744E9AC2A
ark:/67375/WNG-JW0RBVB8-8
ObjectType-Article-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-1
content type line 23
ISSN:0935-9648
1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.200802739