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- Title
A Molecular Rheology Dynamics Study on 3D Printing of Liquid Crystal Elastomers.
- Authors
Ustunel, Senay; Pandya, Harsh; Prévôt, Marianne E.; Pegorin, Gisele; Shiralipour, Faeze; Paul, Rajib; Clements, Robert J.; Khabaz, Fardin; Hegmann, Elda
- Abstract
This work presents a rheological study of a biocompatible and biodegradable liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) ink for three dimensional (3D) printing. These materials have shown that their structural variations have an effect on morphology, mechanical properties, alignment, and their impact on cell response. Within the last decade LCEs are extensively studied as potential printing materials for soft robotics applications, due to the actuation properties that are produced when liquid crystal (LC) moieties are induced through external stimuli. This report utilizes experiments and coarse‐grained molecular dynamics to study the macroscopic rheology of LCEs in nonlinear shear flow. Results from the shear flow simulations are in line with the outcomes of these experimental investigations. This work believes the insights from these results can be used to design and print new material with desirable properties necessary for targeted applications.
- Subjects
LIQUID crystals; MOLECULAR dynamics; THREE-dimensional printing; ELASTOMERS; SHEAR flow
- Publication
Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2024, Vol 45, Issue 11, p1
- ISSN
1022-1336
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/marc.202300717