The first area is the development of polymerizable lyotropic LCs for the construction of functional, nanostructured polymeric materials. The second area involves the design of monomers based on ...

Soft matter refers to organic materials having complex structural and dynamic properties between those of crystals and fluids. Materials belonging to this category are polymers, liquid crystals, ...

The internal structure of LCNPs is characterized by the self-assembly of liquid crystal molecules into ordered domains, such as nematic, smectic, or cholesteric phases, depending on the specific ...

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Researchers have uncovered key insights about how liquid crystals, materials capable of forming complex ordered structures, ...

A group of scientists from Ohio State University developed a new shape-changing polymer that has the potential to revolutionize the construction of soft materials.

A team of scientists has created a new shape-changing polymer that could transform how future soft materials are constructed.

In the next three chapters of this book we will study the properties of three unique classes of materials that are essential to the portable laptop computer: polymers, liquid crystals, and ...

Liquid crystals are substances that flow like a liquid but maintain some of the ordered structure of crystals. Liquid-crystal molecules tend to be elongated and to orient in specific directions.