Liquid crystal elastomer coatings with programmed response of surface profile

Greta Babakhanova; Taras Turiv; Yubing Guo; Matthew Hendrikx; Qi-Huo Wei; Albert P. H. J. Schenning; Dirk J. Broer; Oleg D. Lavrentovich

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-02895-9

Nature Communications (Jan 2018)

Liquid crystal elastomer coatings with programmed response of surface profile

Greta Babakhanova,
Taras Turiv,
Yubing Guo,
Matthew Hendrikx,
Qi-Huo Wei,
Albert P. H. J. Schenning,
Dirk J. Broer,
Oleg D. Lavrentovich

Affiliations

Greta Babakhanova: Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University
Taras Turiv: Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University
Yubing Guo: Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University
Matthew Hendrikx: Functional Organic Materials and Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology
Qi-Huo Wei: Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University
Albert P. H. J. Schenning: Functional Organic Materials and Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology
Dirk J. Broer: Functional Organic Materials and Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology
Oleg D. Lavrentovich: Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02895-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Liquid crystal elastomers are anisotropic rubbers which can be actuated by an external trigger. Here the authors develop elastomer coatings with pre-patterned molecular orientation that induces deterministic topography changes in response to changes in temperature.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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