Trifunctionally cross-linked liquid single crystal elastomers: Swelling dynamics and electromechanical effects

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 3 A, 2007, Pages 1106-1113

  Cho, Dong Uk ^a   Yusuf, Yusril ^a   Cladis, P E ^b   Brand, Helmut R ^c   Finkelmann, Heino ^d   Kai, Shoichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Advanced Liquid Crystal Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial muscles; Constitutional supercritical transitions; Cross linking density phase diagram; Electromechanical effect; Frozen in orientational order; Liquid single crystal elastomer; Swelling dynamics; Thermomechanical effect

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES; FROZEN-IN ORIENTATIONAL ORDER; LIQUID SINGLE CRYSTAL ELASTOMER; SWELLING DYNAMICS;

ELASTOMERS;

EID: 34547421360     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.46.1106     Document Type: Article

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