JOURNAL ARTICLE

Optically and thermally activated shape memory supramolecular liquid crystalline polymers

Shangyi FuHu ZhangYue Zhao

Year: 2016 Journal:   Journal of Materials Chemistry C Vol: 4 (22)Pages: 4946-4953   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

A supramolecular side-chain liquid crystalline polymer bearing azobenzene mesogens exhibits not only the triple-shape memory effect but also UV light-enabled spatiotemporal control of shape recovery.

Keywords:
Azobenzene Materials science Supramolecular chemistry Polymer Liquid crystalline Supramolecular polymers Liquid crystal Side chain Chemical engineering Crystallography Optoelectronics Composite material Crystal structure

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Topics

Polymer composites and self-healing
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Polymers and Plastics
Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry
Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Biomaterials
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