Copolymerization involving sulfur-containing monomers

TJ Yue, WM Ren, XB Lu - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Incorporating sulfur (S) atoms into polymer main chains endows these materials with many
attractive features, including a high refractive index, mechanical properties, electrochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Liquid crystal elastomers for actuation: A perspective on structure-property-function relation

ZC Jiang, Q Liu, YY **ao, Y Zhao - Progress in Polymer Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) have long held significant promise as materials for artificial
muscles and smart actuators. Recent advancements in this field have introduced innovative …

[HTML][HTML] Smart materials for biomimetic building envelopes: current trends and potential applications

F Sommese, L Badarnah, G Ausiello - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
To reduce the energy consumption of buildings and limit their impact on the environment,
greater attention has been paid, in recent years, to adaptive building envelopes …

Shape programming of liquid crystal elastomers

A Rešetič - Communications Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are shape-morphing materials that demonstrate reversible
actuation when exposed to external stimuli, such as light or heat. The actuation's complexity …

Ultra rate‐dependent pressure sensitive adhesives enabled by soft elasticity of liquid crystal elastomers

R Annapooranan, S Suresh Jeyakumar… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The fabrication of pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) using liquid crystal elastomers
(LCEs), which are known for their excellent dissipation properties, is explored in this work …

Programmable, Self‐Healable, and Photochromic Liquid Crystal Elastomers Based on Dynamic Hindered Urea Bonds for Biomimetic Flowers

Z Xu, Y Zhu, Y Ai, D Zhou, F Wu, C Li, L Chen - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, researchers have been exploring the use of dynamic covalent bonds (DCBs) in
the construction of exchangeable liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) for biomimetic actuators …

Actuation performances of catkin fibers reinforced thiol-acrylate main-chain liquid crystalline elastomer

L Yao, H Yan, Y He, N Zhao, X Wang, C Li… - … Journal of Smart and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) have been utilized as an important class of smart
actuator materials. However, the modest actuation mechanical and robustness …

Functional liquid crystal elastomers based on dynamic covalent chemistry

C Valenzuela, Y Chen, L Wang… - Chemistry–A European …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The marriage of liquid crystal elastomers with dynamic covalent chemistry can be a new
paradigm for the development of dynamic and intelligent polymers with versatile …

Liquid crystal elastomer actuators and sensors: Glimpses of the past, the present and perhaps the future

J Lagerwall - Programmable Materials, 2023 - cambridge.org
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are programmable materials par excellence. I review the
history and state of the art of LCE materials and processing development from the …

Reversible electrochromic pattern in 3D photonic crystals film from thiol‐acrylate‐based polymer‐stabilized blue phase liquid crystals

M Wang, H Song, X Li, Z Li, H Li, J Sun… - Advanced Optical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Endowing advanced 3D photonic nanoarchitectures with dynamic controllability is currently
in the spotlight of soft‐matter photonics research. Herein, a well‐defined photopatterned …