Engineering of Complex Order and the Macroscopic Deformation of Liquid Crystal Polymer Networks

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

1. Laurens T. de Haan,
2. Dr. Carlos Sánchez-Somolinos,
3. Dr. Cees M. W. Bastiaansen,
4. Dr. Albertus P. H. J. Schenning^*,
5. Prof. Dr. Dirk J. Broer^*

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201205964/abstract

Complex-structured freestanding polymer films with molecular order in three dimensions were prepared through photoalignment of polymerizable liquid crystals. The resulting films deform into cone and saddle shapes upon heating.