Liquid crystalline vitimers （LC-vitrimers） can be easily processed into complex three-dimensional configurations. In this paper, we present a photo-responsive LC-vitrimer by simply introducing a photo- thermal agent...Liquid crystalline vitimers （LC-vitrimers） can be easily processed into complex three-dimensional configurations. In this paper, we present a photo-responsive LC-vitrimer by simply introducing a photo- thermal agent aniline trimer into the LC-vitrimer system. As aniline trimer acts as a curing agent, it can be homogeneously dispersed in the material, avoiding aggregation which commonly happens to nano- fillers. As a result, the resultant polymer not only can perform three light-controlled functions （welding, healing and shape memory）, but also can be prepared into aligned monodomain LC actuators with strains of about 40%-45%.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 20161300524 and 21274075)
文摘Liquid crystalline vitimers （LC-vitrimers） can be easily processed into complex three-dimensional configurations. In this paper, we present a photo-responsive LC-vitrimer by simply introducing a photo- thermal agent aniline trimer into the LC-vitrimer system. As aniline trimer acts as a curing agent, it can be homogeneously dispersed in the material, avoiding aggregation which commonly happens to nano- fillers. As a result, the resultant polymer not only can perform three light-controlled functions （welding, healing and shape memory）, but also can be prepared into aligned monodomain LC actuators with strains of about 40%-45%.
