Localized soft elasticity in liquid crystal elastomers

Ruggedized stretchable electronic devices motivate the development of globally stretchable yet locally stiff materials. Here, Ware et al. programme the self-organization of liquid crystal elastomers to yield stretchable materials of homogenous composition but with spatial variation in mechanical pro...

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Main Authors: Taylor H. Ware, John S. Biggins, Andreas F. Shick, Mark Warner, Timothy J. White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10781