2 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Ultra-stretchable and Self-Healable Vitrimers with Tuneable Damping and Mechanical Response
Jiaxin Zhao, Nicholas J. Warren, Richard Mandle +4
Vitrimers are a relatively new class of polymer materials with unique properties offered by cross-links that can undergo associative exchange dynamics. We here present a new class…
cond-mat.soft2025
Geometry-Dependent Adhesion in Transparent, Monodomain Liquid Crystal Elastomers
Aidan Street, Devesh Mistry, Johan Mattsson +1
Elastomeric pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) form adhesive bonds under light pressure. Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are exciting PSA candidates as they can impart both aniso…