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Anisotropic Liquid Crystal Networks from Reactive Mesogens

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Anisotropic liquid crystal (LC) networks prepared from reactive mesogens (RMs) have numerous advantages in optoelectronic devices especially because of the excellent processability. To fabricate the robust thin LC film with excellent thermal, chemical, and mechanical stability, the photopolymerization of the anisotropically pre-oriented RMs should be conducted under optimized conditions. Since the final physical properties of an anisotropic LC network depend on chemical functions and physical intermolecular interactions, the hierarchical superstructures of the programmed RMs with specific chemical functions must be controlled on the different length and time scales before polymerization. This chapter describes the fundamental characteristics and recent research interests of anisotropic LC networks, elastomers, and gels fabricated using a variety of programmed RMs.

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Writing this review was supported BK21 PLUS program, Korea.

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  1. Polymer Materials Fusion Research Center and Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea

    Dae-Yoon Kim & Kwang-Un Jeong

  2. Smart Materials R&D Center, Korea Automotive Technology Institute, Cheonan, Chungnam, South Korea

    Namil Kim

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Kim, DY., Kim, N., Jeong, KU. (2019). Anisotropic Liquid Crystal Networks from Reactive Mesogens. In: Palsule, S. (eds) Polymers and Polymeric Composites: A Reference Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37179-0_57-1

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