ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Biological Applications.
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- Liquid crystalline system for drug delivery: structural insights, preparation techniques and translational potential.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2026Review
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- A framework for handweaving robotic textiles with liquid crystal elastomer fibers.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Low-Temperature Dynamics at Nano- and Macroscales: Organic Crystal That Exhibits Low-Temperature Molecular Motion and the Thermosalient Effect.Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society · 2025Article
- Anisotropic Swelling Behavior of Liquid Crystal Elastomers in Isotropic Solvents.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Curvature-directed anchoring and defect structure of colloidal smectic liquid crystals in confinement.PNAS nexus · 2024Article
- Structure-Property Relationships in Auxetic Liquid Crystal Elastomers-The Effect of Spacer Length.Polymers · 2024Article
- Shape programming of liquid crystal elastomers.Communications chemistry · 2024Review
- Controlling the Optical Properties of Transparent Auxetic Liquid Crystal Elastomers.Macromolecules · 2024Article
- From Static to Dynamic: Smart Materials Pioneering Additive Manufacturing in Regenerative Medicine.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Programmable Complex Shape Changing of Polysiloxane Main-Chain Liquid Crystalline Elastomers.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A mathematical model for the auxetic response of liquid crystal elastomers.Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2022Article
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- Influence of Liquid Crystallinity and Mechanical Deformation on the Molecular Relaxations of an Auxetic Liquid Crystal Elastomer.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
The term liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) describes a class of materials that combine the elastic entropy behaviour associated with conventional elastomers with the stimuli responsive properties of anisotropic liquid crystals. LCEs consequently exhibit attributes of both elastomers and liquid crystals, but additionally have unique properties not found in either. Recent developments in LCE synthesis, as well as the understanding of the behaviour of liquid crystal elastomers-namely their mechanical, optical and responsive properties-is of significant relevance to biology and biomedicine. LCEs are abundant in nature, highlighting the potential use of LCEs in biomimetics. Their exceptional tensile properties and biocompatibility have led to research exploring their applications in artificial tissue, biological sensors and cell scaffolds by exploiting their actuation and shock absorption properties. There has also been significant recent interest in using LCEs as a model for morphogenesis. This review provides an overview of some aspects of LCEs which are of relevance in different branches of biology and biomedicine, as well as discussing how recent LCE advances could impact future applications.
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