Research and Characterization of Liquid Crystal Polymers
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 March 2023) | Viewed by 3065
Special Issue Editor
Interests: liquid crystal polymers; synthesis and characterization; dynamic chemistry; stimuli-responsive polymers
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Liquid crystal polymers (LCPs) are of intense interest due to their unique anisotropic shape-changing and mechanical properties based on order–disorder transition. Their fascinating properties, such as rapid and large reversible actuation, have been explored on “monodomain” LCPs in the past few decades. Recently, novel chemistries and technologies have been applied to align the orientation for real-world applications, such as dynamic chemistries, photoalignment and 3D/4D printing, etc. Beyond that, new devices and sensors have been developed to respond to electrical, thermal, and photo stimulation of LCPs.
This Special Issue will cover the wide range of research in the field on special network designs, synthesis and characterization, new mechanisms and stimulations, novel technologies, and potential applications. Materials and technologies on LCPs are all included. Research works and reviews are both welcome.
Dr. Zhibin Wen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- liquid crystal polymers
- synthesis and characterization
- alignment
- dynamic chemistry
- 3D/4D printing
- sensors
- smart devices
- shape-morphing
- stimuli-responsive polymers
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