Autonomous, Hands-Free Shape Memory in Glassy, Liquid Crystalline Polymer Networks

Repeatedly forming temporary shapes can be a limitation to the employment of shape memory polymers. This work utilizes glassy, liquid crystal polymer networks to spontaneously form 3D shapes that are independent of a user. These shapes are autonomously fixed with rapid temperature cycling.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Advanced materials (Weinheim) 2012-06, Vol.24 (21), p.2839-2843
Hauptverfasser:	Lee, Kyung Min, Bunning, Timothy J., White, Timothy J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	liquid crystals polymer networks Polymerization Polymers - chemistry Semiconductors shape memory Temperature
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