| Literature DB >> 19350597 |
Eric Verploegen1, Johannes Soulages, Mariel Kozberg, Tejia Zhang, Gareth McKinley, Paula Hammond.
Abstract
Manipulation makes light work: The morphology and rheological properties of a liquid-crystalline system can be dynamically manipulated with UV light by attaching photoresponsive liquid-crystalline moieties to a siloxane-based polymer. Stimulation with UV light induces a conformational change in the molecule, which disrupts the liquid-crystalline mesophase (see picture), and results in a dramatic change in its rheological properties.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19350597 PMCID: PMC3387558 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200900583
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336