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Liquid Crystalline Elastomers as Actuators and Sensors

Ohm, Christian, Brehmer, Martin, Zentel, Rudolf·2010·Advanced Materials

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This review collects recent developments in the field of liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) with an emphasis on their use for actuator and sensor applications. Several synthetic pathways leading to crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers are discussed and how these materials can be oriented into liquid crystalline monodomains are described. By comparing the actuating properties of different systems, general structure-property relationships for LCEs are obtained. In the final section, how these materials can be turned into usable devices using different interdisciplinary techniques are described.

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Authors: Ohm, C., Brehmer, M., & Zentel, R.
Affiliations: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
Corresponding author: Zentel, Rudolf
ORCID: Brehmer, Martin
Zentel, Rudolf
Venue: Advanced Materials
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2010-08-04
Volume: 22
Issue: 31
Pages: 3366-3387
ISSN: 0935-9648 (ISSN-L)
1521-4095
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200904059
OpenAlex: W2045022361
Cited by: 1,169
References: 142
Citations by year: 2026: 55 · 2025: 100 · 2024: 86 · 2023: 80 · 2022: 82 · 2021: 98 · 2020: 94 · 2019: 100 · 2018: 90 · 2017: 82 · 2016: 66 · 2015: 56 · 2014: 49 · 2013: 47 · 2012: 50
FWCI: 8.11
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: Advanced Materials (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Advanced Materials and Mechanics
Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials › Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials › Dielectric materials and actuators
Keywords: liquid crystal elastomers, actuators, sensors, polymer orientation, structure-property relationships, smart materials
MeSH terms: Chemistry Techniques, Analytical, Elasticity, Structure-Activity Relationship, Elastomers, Biomimetics, Liquid Crystals, Analytic Sample Preparation Methods

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