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Commentary on "Mechanical properties of mono-domain side chain nematic elastomers" by P. Martinoty et al., Eur. Phys. J. E 14, 311 (2004)
Olaf Stenull, T. C. Lubensky
We discuss the rheology experiments on nematic elastomers by Martinoty et al. in the light of theoretical models for the long-wavelength low-frequency dynamics of these materials.…
Phase transitions and soft elasticity of smectic elastomers
Olaf Stenull, T. C. Lubensky
Smectic-C elastomers can be prepared by crosslinking, e.g., liquid crystal polymers, in the smectic-A phase followed by a cooling through the smectic-A to smectic-C phase transitio…
Nonlinear Elasticity in Biological Gels
Cornelis Storm, Jennifer J. Pastore, Fred C. MacKintosh +2
Unlike most synthetic materials, biological materials often stiffen as they are deformed. This nonlinear elastic response, critical for the physiological function of some tissues,…
Elongation and fluctuations of semi-flexible polymers in a nematic solvent
Z. Dogic, J. Zhang, A. W. C. Lau +7
We directly visualize single polymers with persistence lengths ranging from to 16 m, dissolved in the nematic phase of rod-like {\it fd} virus. Polymers with suffi…