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Patterning order and disorder with an angle: modeling single-layer dual-phase nematic elastomer ribbons

Liquid crystal polymer networks have demonstrated a rich variety of actuation behavior and stimulus-responsive properties. Actuation in these single-phase materials is given by spatial variations in their liquid crystal director microstructure in balanced coexistence with rubber elasticity. However,...

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Autores principales: Gimenez-Pinto, Vianney, Ye, Fangfu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society of Chemistry 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9062075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35517699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8ra09375j
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description Liquid crystal polymer networks have demonstrated a rich variety of actuation behavior and stimulus-responsive properties. Actuation in these single-phase materials is given by spatial variations in their liquid crystal director microstructure in balanced coexistence with rubber elasticity. However, experimental studies have shown that complex actuation in elastomeric materials can also be engineered by combining well-defined isotropic regions along with liquid crystalline ordered regions. Via finite element elastodynamics simulations, we investigate the actuation behavior of these dual-phase nematic elastomer ribbons based on several key design factors: director orientation, pattern orientation, as well as domain and sample size. We demonstrate the variety of shapes that these materials can exhibit, including twisting, bending, accordion folding, and hybrid flat-helix states. Overall, our simulations show an exceptional agreement with experimental observations, providing light for the further development of soft stimulus-responsive materials with complex microstructures.
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spelling pubmed-90620752022-05-04 Patterning order and disorder with an angle: modeling single-layer dual-phase nematic elastomer ribbons Gimenez-Pinto, Vianney Ye, Fangfu RSC Adv Chemistry Liquid crystal polymer networks have demonstrated a rich variety of actuation behavior and stimulus-responsive properties. Actuation in these single-phase materials is given by spatial variations in their liquid crystal director microstructure in balanced coexistence with rubber elasticity. However, experimental studies have shown that complex actuation in elastomeric materials can also be engineered by combining well-defined isotropic regions along with liquid crystalline ordered regions. Via finite element elastodynamics simulations, we investigate the actuation behavior of these dual-phase nematic elastomer ribbons based on several key design factors: director orientation, pattern orientation, as well as domain and sample size. We demonstrate the variety of shapes that these materials can exhibit, including twisting, bending, accordion folding, and hybrid flat-helix states. Overall, our simulations show an exceptional agreement with experimental observations, providing light for the further development of soft stimulus-responsive materials with complex microstructures. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2019-03-18 /pmc/articles/PMC9062075/ /pubmed/35517699 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8ra09375j Text en This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
spellingShingle Chemistry
Gimenez-Pinto, Vianney
Ye, Fangfu
Patterning order and disorder with an angle: modeling single-layer dual-phase nematic elastomer ribbons
title Patterning order and disorder with an angle: modeling single-layer dual-phase nematic elastomer ribbons
title_full Patterning order and disorder with an angle: modeling single-layer dual-phase nematic elastomer ribbons
title_fullStr Patterning order and disorder with an angle: modeling single-layer dual-phase nematic elastomer ribbons
title_full_unstemmed Patterning order and disorder with an angle: modeling single-layer dual-phase nematic elastomer ribbons
title_short Patterning order and disorder with an angle: modeling single-layer dual-phase nematic elastomer ribbons
title_sort patterning order and disorder with an angle: modeling single-layer dual-phase nematic elastomer ribbons
topic Chemistry
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9062075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35517699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8ra09375j
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