Characterization of the soft behavior of nematic elastomers over a range of temperature and strain rates
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| author | Kutsyy, Alice Wihardja, Adeline Lee, Victoria Bhattacharya, Kaushik |
| author_facet | Kutsyy, Alice Wihardja, Adeline Lee, Victoria Bhattacharya, Kaushik |
| contents | Nematic elastomers are a particular class of liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) that exhibit both liquid-crystalline order and rubber (entropic) elasticity. This combination makes them stimuli-responsive soft materials with a number of unusual thermo-mechanical properties. They have been proposed for various applications, including soft robotics, enhanced adhesion, and impact resistance. This paper presents a new experimental setup and a comprehensive dataset characterizing the soft behavior of nematic elastomers over a range of temperatures and strain rates. We also fit the results to a recently developed model of nematic elastomers. |
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| spellingShingle | Characterization of the soft behavior of nematic elastomers over a range of temperature and strain rates Kutsyy, Alice Wihardja, Adeline Lee, Victoria Bhattacharya, Kaushik Soft Condensed Matter Materials Science Nematic elastomers are a particular class of liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) that exhibit both liquid-crystalline order and rubber (entropic) elasticity. This combination makes them stimuli-responsive soft materials with a number of unusual thermo-mechanical properties. They have been proposed for various applications, including soft robotics, enhanced adhesion, and impact resistance. This paper presents a new experimental setup and a comprehensive dataset characterizing the soft behavior of nematic elastomers over a range of temperatures and strain rates. We also fit the results to a recently developed model of nematic elastomers. |
| title | Characterization of the soft behavior of nematic elastomers over a range of temperature and strain rates |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.05146 |