Engineering and Exploring Hydrolytic Degradation in 3D-Printed Liquid Crystalline Elastomers
H NMR, SAXS, and DSC studies reveal that thermal changes arise from retained degradation products enriched in liquid crystal mesogens, which increase mesogenic interactions per unit volume and require greater thermal energy to disrupt the nematic state.
Authors
- Timothy J. White
- Lorin C. Danielsen
- Jason A. Burdick
Institutions
- University of Colorado Boulder (US)
- University of Colorado System (US)
- Infrafrontier (DE)
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biomacromolecules
- Published
- 2026-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.5c02638
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Materials and Mechanics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases