[HTML][HTML] Multi-functional liquid crystal elastomer composites

Y Wang, J Liu, S Yang - Applied Physics Reviews, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), owing to their intrinsic anisotropic property and capability
of generating programmable complex morphologies under heat, have been widely used for …

Cutting edge development on graphene derivatives modified by liquid crystal and CdS/TiO2 hybrid matrix: optoelectronics and biotechnological aspects

K Pal, A Si, GS El-Sayyad, MA Elkodous… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Two dimensional (2D) graphene and its derivatives modification with nanomaterials for
formation of hybrid/nanocomposites undergo stimulus-induced optical and electrical …

A new era for liquid crystal research: Applications of liquid crystals in soft matter nano-, bio-and microtechnology

JPF Lagerwall, G Scalia - Current Applied Physics, 2012 - Elsevier
Liquid crystals constitute a fascinating class of soft condensed matter characterized by the
counterintuitive combination of fluidity and long-range order. Today they are best known for …

Electro-optical switching of graphene oxide liquid crystals with an extremely large Kerr coefficient

TZ Shen, SH Hong, JK Song - Nature materials, 2014 - nature.com
The sensitive response of the nematic graphene oxide (GO) phase to external stimuli makes
this phase attractive for extending the applicability of GO and reduced GO to solution …

Intrinsic carbon nanotube liquid crystalline elastomer photoactuators for high-definition biomechanics

J Zhang, D Sun, B Zhang, Q Sun, Y Zhang, S Liu… - Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoresponsive soft actuators with the unique merits of flexibility, contactless operation,
and remote control have huge potential in technological applications of bionic robotics and …

Liquid-crystal nanoscience: an emerging avenue of soft self-assembly

HK Bisoyi, S Kumar - Chemical Society Reviews, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid crystals are finding increasing applications in a wide variety of fields including liquid-
crystal display technology, materials science, bioscience, etc., apart from acting as prototype …

Directed and on‐demand alignment of carbon nanotube: a review toward 3D printing of electronics

GL Goh, S Agarwala, WY Yeong - Advanced Materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are 1D nanostructured materials with unique mechanical, optical,
and electrical properties which can be potentially exploited for fabricating wide variety of …

Applications of nanotechnology in daily life

M Nasrollahzadeh, SM Sajadi, M Sajjadi… - Interface science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology deals with the production and use of materials with nanoscale dimensions
in different aspects of life. Nanoparticles, due to their nanoscale dimensions, have high …

Carbon nanotube dispersion in nematic liquid crystals: An overview

SP Yadav, S Singh - Progress in Materials Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of present review article is to present a comprehensive and current overview of
scientific advancement in liquid crystal and carbon nanotube suspension. Particular …

Nanoparticles in liquid crystals: synthesis, self-assembly, defect formation and potential applications

T Hegmann, H Qi, VM Marx - Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic …, 2007 - Springer
Revolutionary developments in the fabrication of nanosized particles have created
enormous expectations in the last few years for the use of such materials in areas such as …