Photomechanical bending mechanics of polydomain azobenzene liquid crystal polymer network films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Cheng, Liang ^a   Torres, Yanira ^a   Min Lee, Kyung ^b   McClung, Amber J ^b   Baur, Jeffery ^b   White, Timothy J ^b   Oates, William S ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC LIGHT; ADAPTIVE STRUCTURE; AZOBENZENE MESOGENS; BENDING MECHANICS; BLUE-GREEN LIGHT; COMPOSITION DEPENDENCE; CROSSLINKED; DEFORMATION RATES; GLASSY POLYMERS; LARGE AMPLITUDE; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; LIGHT INTERACTION; LINEARLY POLARIZED; MACROSCOPIC DEFORMATIONS; MECHANICAL CONSTRAINTS; MODEL COMPARISON; PHOTO-INDUCED; PHOTORESPONSIVE; POLYDOMAIN; POLYMER NETWORKS; SHELL MODELS; STATIC AND DYNAMIC;

IRRADIATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLARIZATION; POLYMER FILMS;

BENDING (DEFORMATION);

EID: 84864124407     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4729771     Document Type: Article

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