Nanostructured Composites Based on Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers

Nanostructured Composites Based on Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers

Liquid-crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are the object of many research investigations due to their reversible and controllable shape deformations, and their high potential for use in the field of soft robots and artificial muscles. This review focuses on recent studies about polymer composites based o...

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Main Authors:	Vanessa Cresta, Giuseppe Romano, Alexej Kolpak, Boštjan Zalar, Valentina Domenici
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:	Polymers
Subjects:	liquid-crystal polymers bilayers composites liquid single-crystal elastomers actuators artificial muscles orientational order NMR nanoparticles nanomaterials photo-actuation electro-actuation thermal actuation
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/10/7/773

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