Cross-Linked Liquid Crystalline Systems: From Rigid Polymer Networks to Elastomers

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Dirk Broer Gregory P Crawford

Cross-Linked Liquid Crystalline Systems

From Rigid Polymer Networks to Elastomers

Dirk Broer, Gregory P Crawford, Slobodan Zumer

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CRC Press
21 October 2019

Condensed matter physics (liquid state & solid state physics); Crystallography; Life sciences: general issues; Plastics & polymers technology; Materials science

Liquid crystal displays were discovered in the 1960s, and today we continue to enjoy the benefits of that fundamental discovery and its translation into a wide variety of products. Like liquid crystals, polymers are unusual materials, and have similarly enjoyed a great deal of research attention because of their vast applications and uses and complex fundamental properties. The combination of liquid crystal and polymer properties produces a broad array of new effects—spanning from densely crosslinked, rigid polymer networks to weakly crosslinked elastomers—that are not simply manifestations of either native liquid crystals or polymers alone.

Cross-Linked Liquid Crystalline Systems brings together liquid crystal and polymer systems and their variations. The field, much like traditional liquid crystals, is one of an interdisciplinary nature with a broad spectrum, from the very fundamental questions of nature to a myriad of practical uses. There seems to be no shortage of unusual properties and far-reaching applications in densely crossed-linked liquid crystal systems and liquid crystal elastomers. These systems provide a rich new avenue for both fundamental and applied research and continue to fascinate scientists and engineers. Specifically, this book covers:

Cross-linked networks created from reactive mesogen materials

Manipulation of liquid crystalline by external constraints

Advances in liquid crystal display screen technology

Physical and electromagnetic properties of elastomers and magnetic gels

Computer simulations and theory of liquid crystal polymeric networks and elastomers

Side-on nematic liquid-crystalline elastomers for artificial muscle applications

Liquid crystal display technology has driven much of the fundamental research in crosslinked liquid crystalline systems. The systems’ ability to enforce three-di

Edited by: Dirk Broer, Gregory P Crawford, Slobodan Zumer
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367383107
ISBN 10: 0367383101
Pages: 629
Publication Date: 21 October 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Densely Cross-Linked Systems. Weakly Cross-Linked Systems: Liquid Crystal Elastomers.

Dirk J. Broer, Gregory P. Crawford, Slobodan Žumer