Liquid Crystals · 1986 · 123 citations · 4 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceElectromagnetismPolymer ChemistryPolymer MaterialsLiquid Crystal MaterialsLiquid CrystalsPolymer CrystallinityPolymer MorphologyPolymer PhysicsSolid-liquid InterfacesLiquid Crystal Polymer MaterialsLiquid Crystal PolymersLiquid Crystalline Polymer ConformationLiquid Crystalline PolymersNematic Liquid CrystalsPolymer-dispersed Liquid Crystals
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.
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