Viscoelastic and photoresponsive properties of microparticle/liquid-crystal composite gels: Tunable mechanical strength along with rapid-recovery nature and photochemical surface healing using an azobenzene dopant

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 8463-8469

  Yamamoto, Takahiro ^a   Yoshida, Masaru ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOBENZENE COMPOUNDS; CIS-TRANS PHOTOISOMERIZATION; COLLOIDAL GELS; COMPOSITE GELS; GEL-SOL TRANSITIONS; MICRO PARTICLES; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PHOTO-RESPONSIVE PROPERTY; SITE SELECTIVE;

DOPING (ADDITIVES); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE STRUCTURE; SOLS;

GELS;

EID: 84861887140     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la3001784     Document Type: Article

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