MEAM Seminar: “Modeling the Unique Behaviors of Liquid Crystal Elastomers”
MEAM Seminar: “Modeling the Unique Behaviors of Liquid Crystal Elastomers”
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) exhibit complex thermomechanical behaviors that can be harnessed for a wide variety of applications in soft robotics, biomedical devices, and impact protection. The material comprises stiff mesogens bound in an elastomeric network of flexible polymer chains. The mesogens can order and disorder in response to temperature and mechanical deformation. This allows […]