Exploiting microphase-separated morphologies of side-chain liquid crystalline polymer networks for triple shape memory properties

Advanced Functional Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 4543-4549

  Ahn, Suk Kyun ^a   Kasi, Rajeswari M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

actuators; liquid crystals; polymeric materials; shape memory materials; structure property relationships

Indexed keywords

CLEARING TEMPERATURE; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE; MACROSCOPIC SHAPES; MESOGENES; METHYLENE SPACERS; MICROPHASE-SEPARATED MORPHOLOGY; MOLECULAR SWITCHES; NEW STRATEGY; SHAPE MEMORY BEHAVIOR; SHAPE-MEMORY MATERIALS; SHAPE-MEMORY PROPERTIES; SIDE CHAIN LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; SIDE-CHAINS; SMECTIC LAYERS; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; TEMPORARY SHAPES;

ACTUATORS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERS; SEPARATION; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 82555194211     PISSN: 1616301X     EISSN: 16163028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201101369     Document Type: Article

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