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MODELING LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERIC DEVICES

Gimenez Pinto, Vianney Karina

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2014, PHD, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Chemical Physics.
The main focus of this work is the theoretical and numerical study of materials that combine liquid crystal and polymer. Liquid crystal elastomers are polymeric materials that exhibit both the ordered properties of the liquid crystals and the elastic properties of rubbers. Changing the order of the liquid crystal molecules within the polymer network can induce shape change. These materials are very valuable for applications such as actuators, sensors, artificial muscles, haptic displays, etc. In this work we apply finite element elastodynamics simulations to study the temperature induced shape deformation in nematic elastomers with complex director microstructure. In another topic, we propose a novel numerical method to model the director dynamics and microstructural evolution of three dimensional nematic and cholesteric liquid crystals. Numerical studies presented in this work are in agreement with experimental observations and provide insight into the design of application devices
Robin Selinger (Advisor)
Jonathan Selinger (Committee Member)
Qi-Huo Wei (Committee Member)
Antal Jakli (Committee Member)
Elizabeth Mann (Committee Member)
Samuel Sprunt (Committee Member)
128 p.

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  • Gimenez Pinto, V. K. (2014). MODELING LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERIC DEVICES [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1398039813

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gimenez Pinto, Vianney. MODELING LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERIC DEVICES. 2014. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1398039813.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gimenez Pinto, Vianney. "MODELING LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERIC DEVICES." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1398039813

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)