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Switchable Tackiness and Wettability of a Liquid Crystalline Polymer

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: The spreading velocity of liquids on the surface of a liquid crystalline polymer can be tremendously affected by a slight temperature change. Indeed, a bulk transition between a highly ordered smectic and an isotropic phase induces a sharp change from a rigid to a soft behavior, with consequent effects on the tack properties of the liquid crystalline polymer and on the dewetting dynamics of a liquid on its surface.

Source: Science

DOI: 10.1126/science.285.5431.1246

Authors: Guillaume de Crevoisier, Pascale Fabre, Jean-Marc Corpart, Ludwik Leibler

Institution: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Language: English

Topic: Liquid Crystal Research Advancements

Subfield: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2148765364

FWCI: 7.166

Cites: 18

Cited by: 261

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