Enhanced Dynamic Adhesion in Nematic Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Mechanical energy dissipation in polydomain nematic liquid crystal elastomers in response to oscillating loading

(2019) Daniel R. Merkel et al.   POLYMER

Layered liquid crystal elastomer actuators

(2018) Tyler Guin et al.   Nature Communications

Structural absorption by barbule microstructures of super black bird of paradise feathers

(2018) Dakota E. McCoy et al.   Nature Communications

Light-Induced Reworkable Adhesives Based on ABA-type Triblock Copolymers with Azopolymer Termini

(2018) Shotaro Ito et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Light-induced mechanical response in crosslinked liquid-crystalline polymers with photoswitchable glass transition temperatures

(2018) Youfeng Yue et al.   Nature Communications

Switchable bumps of a bead-embedded elastomer surface with variable adhesion

(2017) T. Ohzono et al.   Soft Matter

High strain actuation liquid crystal elastomers via modulation of mesophase structure

(2017) Mohand O. Saed et al.   Soft Matter

Fracture and adhesion of soft materials: a review

(2016) Costantino Creton et al.   REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS

Programmable and adaptive mechanics with liquid crystal polymer networks and elastomers

(2015) Timothy J. White et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Reverse switching of surface roughness in a self-organized polydomain liquid crystal coating

(2015) Danqing Liu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Effect of viscoelasticity on the spherical and flat adhesion characteristics of photopolymerizable acrylate polymer networks

(2013) Nishant Lakhera et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADHESION AND ADHESIVES

Adhesion: role of bulk viscoelasticity and surface roughness

(2013) B Lorenz et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER

Two-Stage Reactive Polymer Network Forming Systems

(2012) Devatha P. Nair et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Photochemically Reversible Liquefaction and Solidification of Single Compounds Based on a Sugar Alcohol Scaffold with Multi Azo-Arms

(2012) Haruhisa Akiyama et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Switchable adhesion by chemical functionality and topography

(2012) Marleen Kamperman et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Tack energy and switchable adhesion of liquid crystal elastomers

(2012) D. R. Corbett et al.   Soft Matter

Soft polymer and nano-clay supracolloidal particles in adhesives: synergistic effects on mechanical properties

(2009) Tao Wang et al.   Soft Matter

Surface Wrinkles for Smart Adhesion

(2008) E. P. Chan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Mechanically tunable dry adhesive from wrinkled elastomers

(2008) Pei-Chun Lin et al.   Soft Matter