Probing the in-plane liquid-like behavior of liquid crystal elastomers
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چکیده
Liquid crystal elastomers can vary their shape freely with no extra mechanical energy like liquids when deformed in the plane.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Science Advances
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2375-2548']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe9495