Effect of Crosslinkers on Optical and Mechanical Behavior of Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Chiral nematic (N*) liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are suitable for fabricating stimuli-responsive materials. As crosslinkers considerably affect the N*LCE network, we investigated the effects of crosslinking units on the physical properties of N*LCEs. The N*LCEs were synthesized with different ty...

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Published in:	Molecules
Main Authors:	Kyosun Ku, Kyohei Hisano, Kyoko Yuasa, Tomoki Shigeyama, Norihisa Akamatsu, Atsushi Shishido, Osamu Tsutsumi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Subjects:	crosslinkers chiral nematic liquid crystal elastomer selective reflection mechano-optical sensor
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/20/6193