A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign describes a breakthrough in the field of organic ...

Our research program in LC-based, nanostructured polymers is divided into three main areas. The first area is the development of polymerizable lyotropic LCs for the construction of functional, ...

On the other hand, Finkelmann has molecularly engineered a family of polymers known as liquid-crystal elastomers (LCEs) to make a material that combines the orientational order of liquid crystals ...

The paper is published in the journal Macromolecules. This advance represents a pioneering achievement in both asymmetric chemistry and polymer chemistry. Polyisocyanides are polymers ...

Our scientific interests encompass different branches of soft condensed matter and optical physics, including novel laser trapping and imaging techniques, molecular and colloidal self-assembly, ...

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. has acquired Syensqo SA/NV's liquid crystal polymer neat resin business. Tokyo-based Sumitomo ...

Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) has acquired the assets of a liquid-crystal-polymer (LCP) neat resin business from ...

Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) are widely used for recording brain activity and stimulating neural tissues. However, ...

During her analysis of long molecule chains at low temperatures, Kwolek observed how polyamide molecules line up to form liquid crystalline polymer solutions of exceptional strength and stiffness.

liquid crystalline and block copolymers for energy storage and biomedical applications. Christopher Li is a Fellow of American Physical Society and North American Thermal Analysis Society (NATAS). He ...

as in a liquid. But under stronger pressure, they lock into place, forming a rigid structure. This duality places them in a unique category, between granular materials and crystalline solids.