Orientation behavior of acrylate-based liquid crystalline (LC)
networks containing different
types of cross-links is studied and discussed. Cross-links
incorporated by chemical reaction with cross-linking agent presumably distort LC order, whereas cross-links induced
by γ-irradiation preserve and
even stabilize the nematic phase. The comparison of the three
different series of LC elastomers is given
in terms of the macroscopic order parameter dependence on temperature
and external mechanical field.
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