Exchangeable Liquid Crystalline Elastomers and Their Applications.
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This Review presents and discusses the current state of the art in "exchangeable liquid crystalline elastomers", that is, LCE materials utilizing dynamically cross-linked networks capable of reprocessing, reprogramming, and recycling. The focus here is on the chemistry and the specific reaction mechanisms that enable the dynamic bond exchange, of which there is a variety. We compare and contrast these different chemical mechanisms and the key properties of their resulting elastomers. In the conclusion, we discuss the most promising applications that are enabled by dynamic cross-linking and present a summary table: a library of currently available materials and their main characteristics.
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Elastomers, Liquid Crystals
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Chem Rev
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0009-2665
1520-6890
1520-6890
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
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European Research Council (786659)
ERC H2020