Preparation of soft microactuators in a continuous flow synthesis using a liquid-crystalline polymer crosslinker

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 213, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1871-1878

  Fleischmann, Eva Kristina ^a   Ohm, Christian ^a,c   Serra, Christophe ^b   Zentel, Rudolf ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

crosslinking; liquid crystalline elastomers; microfluidics; reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer; stimuli sensitive polymers

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS-FLOW SYNTHESIS; CROSS-LINKERS; CROSS-LINKING DENSITY; CROSSLINKER; LC POLYMERS; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE ELASTOMERS; MESOPHASES; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MONOMER PHASE; ON THE FLIES; POLYMERIC LIQUIDS; RAPID POLYMERIZATION; REVERSIBLE ADDITION-FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER; SHAPE CHANGE; STIMULI-SENSITIVE POLYMERS; THERMO-RESPONSIVE;

CROSSLINKING; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELASTOMERS; LIQUIDS; MICROACTUATORS; MICROFLUIDICS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84866239433     PISSN: 10221352     EISSN: 15213935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/macp.201200276     Document Type: Article

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