Impact of Crystallites in Nematic Elastomers on Dynamic Mechanical Properties and Adhesion

Internal constraints and arrested relaxation in main-chain nematic elastomers

(2021) Takuya Ohzono et al.   Nature Communications

Microscopy of Diffuse Nematic–Isotropic Transition in Main-Chain Nematic Liquid-Crystal Elastomers

(2021) Takuya Ohzono et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Unlocking Entropic Elasticity of Nematic Elastomers Through Light and Dynamic Adhesion

(2021) Takuya Ohzono et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Dynamic Manipulation of Friction in Smart Textile Composites of Liquid‐Crystal Elastomers

(2020) Takuya Ohzono et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Influence of chemical structure of hard segments on physical properties of polyurethane elastomers: a review

(2020) Ken Kojio et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH

Dynamic interfacial regulation by photodeformable azobenzene-containing liquid crystal polymer micro/nanostructures

(2020) Chongyu Zhu et al.   LANGMUIR

Light-Driven Dynamic Adhesion on Photosensitized Nematic Liquid Crystalline Elastomers

(2020) Takuya Ohzono et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Four-Dimensional Printed Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Actuators with Fast Photoinduced Mechanical Response toward Light-Driven Robotic Functions

(2020) Lorena Ceamanos et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Graft Copolymer Elastomers with Polar Polyacrylonitrile as Semicrystalline Side Chains: Excellent Toughness and Healability

(2020) Deli Xu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

3D Printing of Liquid Crystal Elastomer Foams for Enhanced Energy Dissipation Under Mechanical Insult

(2020) Chaoqian Luo et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

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

(2019) Daniel R. Merkel et al.   POLYMER

Enhanced Dynamic Adhesion in Nematic Liquid Crystal Elastomers

(2019) Takuya Ohzono et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Strain-Dependent Kinetics in the Cis-to-Trans Isomerization of Azobenzene in Bulk Elastomers

(2019) Yangju Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Influences of Ortho‐Fluoroazobenzenes on Liquid Crystalline Phase Stability and 2D (Planar) Actuation Properties of Liquid Crystalline Elastomers

(2019) David Ditter et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Dynamically Crystalizing Liquid‐Crystal Elastomers for an Expandable Endplate‐Conforming Interbody Fusion Cage

(2019) Ross H. Volpe et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Layered liquid crystal elastomer actuators

(2018) Tyler Guin et al.   Nature Communications

High-density polyethylene crystals with double melting peaks induced by ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene fibre

(2018) Weijun Miao et al.   Royal Society Open Science

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

(2018) Youfeng Yue et al.   Nature Communications

Chain Folding in Main-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polyester with Strong π–π Interaction: An Efficient β-Nucleating Agent for Isotactic Polypropylene

(2017) Rong Yang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Tough, Shape-Changing Materials: Crystallized Liquid Crystal Elastomers

(2017) Hyun Kim et al.   MACROMOLECULES

High strain actuation liquid crystal elastomers via modulation of mesophase structure

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

Azobenzene-containing liquid crystalline polyester with π–π interactions: diverse thermo- and photo-responsive behaviours

(2017) Hai-Yi Zhong et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Body temperature triggered shape-memory polymers with high elastic energy storage capacity

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Mechanical Properties of Star Block Polymer Thermoplastic Elastomers with Glassy and Crystalline End Blocks

(2016) Adam B. Burns et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Viscoelasticity of the polydomain-monodomain transition in main-chain liquid crystal elastomers

(2016) A. Azoug et al.   POLYMER

Fracture and adhesion of soft materials: a review

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

Localized soft elasticity in liquid crystal elastomers

(2016) Taylor H. Ware et al.   Nature Communications

A chaotic self-oscillating sunlight-driven polymer actuator

(2016) Kamlesh Kumar et al.   Nature Communications

Programmable and adaptive mechanics with liquid crystal polymer networks and elastomers

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

Mouldable liquid-crystalline elastomer actuators with exchangeable covalent bonds

(2013) Zhiqiang Pei et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Two-Stage Reactive Polymer Network Forming Systems

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Mechanism of strain retention and shape memory in main chain liquid crystalline networks

(2012) Wanting Ren et al.   PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS

Photocontrollable Liquid-Crystalline Actuators

(2011) Haifeng Yu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Liquid Crystalline Elastomers as Actuators and Sensors

(2010) Christian Ohm et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Mullins’ effect in semicrystalline polymers

(2009) A.D. Drozdov   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES

Necking Instability during Polydomain−Monodomain Transition in a Smectic Main-Chain Elastomer

(2009) Harshad P. Patil et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Supersoft Elasticity in Polydomain Nematic Elastomers

(2009) J. S. Biggins et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Photomobile Polymer Materials: Towards Light-Driven Plastic Motors

(2008) Munenori Yamada et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A review on the Mullins effect

(2008) Julie Diani et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Elongation Behavior of a Main-Chain Smectic Liquid Crystalline Elastomer

(2008) Ryohei Ishige et al.   MACROMOLECULES