Modeling liquid crystal elastomers: Actuators, pumps, and robots

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6911, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Selinger, Robin L B ^a   Mbanga, Badel L ^a   Selinger, Jonathan V ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuator; Azobenzene; Finite element; Liquid crystal elastomer; Nematic; Phase transition; Photoisomerization; Simulation

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CRYSTAL ELASTOMER; MACROSCOPIC MECHANICAL RESPONSE;

ACTUATORS; AZOBENZENE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHOTOISOMERIZATION;

ELASTOMERS;

EID: 43249113347     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.768282     Document Type: Conference Paper

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