Compression induced stiffening and alignment of liquid crystal elastomers

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dc.contributor.assigneeRice Universityeng
dc.contributor.publisherUnited States Patent and Trademark Officeeng
dc.creatorVerduzco, Rafaeleng
dc.creatorAgrawal, Adityaeng
dc.creatorChipara, Alin Cristianeng
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-16T17:16:59Z
dc.date.available2016-03-16T17:16:59Z
dc.date.filed2013-04-10
dc.date.issued2016-02-16
dc.description.abstractIn some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods of strengthening liquid crystal elastomers. In some embodiments, such methods include a step of placing the liquid crystal elastomer in an environment that applies dynamic stress to the liquid crystal elastomer. In further embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure also include a step of providing liquid crystal elastomers for placement in an environment that applies dynamic stress. In some embodiments, the liquid crystal elastomer is in a nematic phase before or during the application of dynamic stress. In some embodiments, the application of dynamic stress enhances the stiffness of the liquid crystal elastomer by more than about 10%. Further embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to liquid crystal elastomers that are made by the methods of the present disclosure.eng
dc.digitization.specificationsThis patent information was downloaded from the US Patent and Trademark website (http://www.uspto.gov/) as image-PDFs. The PDFs were OCRed for access purposeseng
dc.format.extent15 ppeng
dc.identifier.citationVerduzco, Rafael, Agrawal, Aditya and Chipara, Alin Cristian, "Compression induced stiffening and alignment of liquid crystal elastomers." Patent US9260507B2. issued 2016-02-16. Retrieved from <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88628">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88628</a>.*
dc.identifier.patentIDUS9260507B2eng
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/88628
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.titleCompression induced stiffening and alignment of liquid crystal elastomerseng
dc.typeUtility patenteng
dc.type.dcmiTexteng
dc.type.genrepatentseng
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