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Regulating the modulus of a chiral liquid crystal polymer network by light

We report a novel way to modulate the elastic modulus of azobenzene containing liquid crystal networks (LCNs) by exposure to light. The elastic modulus can cycle between different levels by controlling the illumination conditions. Exposing the polymer network to UV light near the trans absorption ba...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Kamlesh, Schenning, Albertus P. H. J., Broer, Dirk J., Liu, Danqing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal Society of Chemistry 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5050537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26924678
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6sm00114a