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A cellulose liquid crystal motor: a steam engine of the second kind

The salient feature of liquid crystal elastomers and networks is strong coupling between orientational order and mechanical strain. Orientational order can be changed by a wide variety of stimuli, including the presence of moisture. Changes in the orientation of constituents give rise to stresses an...

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Autores principales: Geng, Yong, Almeida, Pedro Lúcio, Fernandes, Susete Nogueira, Cheng, Cheng, Palffy-Muhoray, Peter, Godinho, Maria Helena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3537159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23293743
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep01028

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