Two-dimensional pH-responsive printable smectic hydrogels

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 May 14;48(38):4555-7. doi: 10.1039/c2cc16873a. Epub 2012 Mar 30.

Authors

Ivelina K Shishmanova¹, Cees W M Bastiaansen, Albertus P H J Schenning, Dirk J Broer

Affiliation

¹ Dept. Functional Organic Material and Devices, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

PMID: 22468264
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc16873a

Abstract

Anisotropic swelling and deswelling of smectic liquid crystal networks have been observed in response to pH changes.

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