Liquid Crystal-Based Organosilicone Elastomers with Supreme Mechanical Adaptability.

ABSTRACT: Elastomers with supreme mechanical adaptability where the increasing stress under continuous deformation is significantly inhibited within a large deformation zone, are highly desired in many areas, such as artificial muscles, flexible and wearable electronics, and soft artificial-intelligence robots. Such system comprises the advantages of recoverable elasticity and internal compensation to external mechanical work. To obtain elastomer with supreme mechanical adaptability, a novel liquid crystal-based organosilicon elastomer (LCMQ) is developed in this work, which takes the advantages of reversible strain-induced phase transition of liquid crystal units in polymer matrix and the recoverable nano-sized fillers. The former is responsible for the inhibition of stress increasing during deform

SUBMITTER: Liu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8880581 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature