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Preparation of Monodomain Liquid Crystal Elastomers and Liquid Crystal Elastomer Nanocomposites
Published on: February 6, 2016
First approach to the use of liquid crystal elastomers for chemical sensors
Corinne Binet1, David Bourrier, Monique Dilhan
1Lab. des Interactions Moléculaires et Réactivité Chimique et Photochimique, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 Rte de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France; Lab. d'Analyse et d'Architecture des Systèmes, 7 Av. du Colonel Roche, 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France.
Abstract:
Liquid crystalline thin films elastomers that are able to bind pesticides have been developed. The synthesis involves grafting mesogen and crosslinkable groups on a polysiloxane chain in the presence of a template molecule. The molecular imprinted material is obtained after thin film deposition, UV crosslinking and washing. Experiments of readsorption of pesticide are presented. Development of a multisensor platform based on thermal and capacitive sensors is described and tests of deposition of the polymer film are presented.
