Shape variation of cross-linked liquid-crystalline polymers by electric fields
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- 1 November 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 1 (6) , 589-592
Abstract
First experiments show that cross-linked liquid-crystalline polymers, which are swollen with nematic low molar mass liquid crystals and freely dispersed in this liquid crystal, change their shape if an electic field is applied. This shape variation depends on the degree of swelling.Keywords
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