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Herstellung von Monodomäne Liquid Crystal Elastomere und Liquid Crystal Elastomer Nanokomposite

DOI :

10.3791/53688-v

February 6th, 2016

February 6th, 2016

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1Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, 2Bioengineering, Rice University, 3Materials Sciences and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 4Congenital Heart Surgery Services, Texas Children’s Hospital

We demonstrate the preparation of siloxane-based and epoxy-based liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) and LCE nanocomposites. The LCEs are characterized with respect to reversible strain, liquid crystal ordering, and stiffness. As a potential application, we demonstrate their use as shape-responsive substrates in a custom device for active cell culture.

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