Switchable tackiness and wettability of a liquid crystalline polymer

Authors
Crevoisier, GB Fabre, P Corpart, JM Leibler, L
Citation
Gb. Crevoisier et al., Switchable tackiness and wettability of a liquid crystalline polymer, SCIENCE, 285(5431), 1999, pp. 1246-1249
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary,Multidisciplinary,Multidisciplinary
Journal title
SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00368075 → ACNP
Volume
285
Issue
5431
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1246 - 1249
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-8075(19990820)285:5431<1246:STAWOA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The spreading velocity of liquids on the surface of a liquid crystalline po lymer can be tremendously affected by a slight temperature change. indeed, a bulk transition between a highly ordered smectic and an isotropic phase i nduces a sharp change from a rigid to a soft behavior, with consequent effe cts on the tack properties of the liquid crystalline polymer and on the dew etting dynamics of a liquid on its surface.