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Preparation of Monodomain Liquid Crystal Elastomers and Liquid Crystal Elastomer Nanocomposites
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Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:23Synthesis of Aligned Polysiloxane Liquid Crystal Elastomers
- 03:24Preparation of Electrically Responsive Polysiloxane LCE Nanocomposites
- 04:30Preparation of Reversible Expoxy-based LCEs
- 06:42Thermal Testing and Characterization of LCEs
- 07:45Active Cell Culture through Electrical Stimulation of LCE Nanocomposites
- 10:01Results: Shape-response of LCEs and LCE Nanocomposites
- 11:11Conclusion
We demonstrate the preparation of siloxane-based and epoxy-based liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) and LCE nanocomposites. The LCEs are characterized with respect to reversible strain, liquid crystal ordering, and stiffness. As a potential application, we demonstrate their use as shape-responsive substrates in a custom device for active cell culture.
