Influence of Liquid Crystallinity and Mechanical Deformation on the Molecular Relaxations of an Auxetic Liquid Crystal Elastomer

Influence of Liquid Crystallinity and Mechanical Deformation on the Molecular Relaxations of an Auxetic Liquid Crystal Elastomer

Liquid Crystal Elastomers (LCEs) combine the anisotropic ordering of liquid crystals with the elastic properties of elastomers, providing unique physical properties, such as stimuli responsiveness and a recently discovered molecular auxetic response. Here, we determine how the molecular relaxation d...

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Main Authors: Thomas Raistrick, Matthew Reynolds, Helen F. Gleeson, Johan Mattsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
liquid crystalline elastomer
dielectric spectroscopy
shear rheology
polymer relaxations
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/23/7313

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