Publications

Original Scientific Articles:

  1. A. Rešetič, Shape programming of liquid crystal elastomers, Commun Chem 7, 56 (2024). doi.org/10.1038/s42004-024-01141-2
  2. N. Derets, V. Domenici, A. Rešetič, B. Zalar, Thermomechanical response of liquid crystal elastomers: role of crosslinker density, Mater. Res. Express 11 (2024) 025701. doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad2342
  3. M. Bobnar, N. Derets, S. Umerova, V. Domenici, N. Novak, M. Lavrič, G. Cordoyiannis, B. Zalar, A. Rešetič, Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal elastomers as moldable shape-programmable material, Nat Commun 14, 764 (2023). doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36426-y
  4. A. Rešetič, J. Milavec, A. Bubnov, D. Pociecha, V. Hamplova, E. Gorecka, B. Zalar, V. Domenici, New Liquid Crystalline Elastomeric Films Containing a Smectic Crosslinker: Chemical and Physical Properties, Crystals 2023, 13(1), 96. doi.org/10.3390/cryst13010096
  5. S. Umerova, D. Kuscer, M. Bobnar, N. Derets, B. Zalar, A. Rešetič, Shear flow-controlled shape memory of polymer resin dispersed liquid crystal elastomer microparticles, Mat. Des. Vol. 207, (2021), 109836. doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109836
  6. A. Rešetič, J. Milavec, V. Domenici, B. Zupančič, A. Bubnov, B. Zalar, Deuteron NMR investigation on orientational order parameter in polymer dispersed liquid crystal elastomers, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 22 (2020) 23064-23072. doi.org/10.1039/D0CP04143B
  7. A. Rešetič, J. Milavec, V. Domenici, B. Zupančič, A. Bubnov, B. Zalar, Stress-strain and thermomechanical characterization of nematic to smectic A transition in a strongly-crosslinked bimesogenic liquid crystal elastomer, Polymer. 158 (2018) 96–102. doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2018.10.049
  8. J. Milavec, A. Resetic, A. Bubnov, B. Zalar, V. Domenici, Dynamic investigations of liquid crystalline elastomers and their constituents by 2H NMR spectroscopy, Liq. Cryst. Vol. 45, Issue 13-15, (2018) 2158–2173. doi:10.1080/02678292.2018.1494858
  9. A. Rešetič, J. Milavec, B. Zupančič, V. Domenici, B. Zalar, Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal elastomers, Nat. Commun. 7 (2016) 13140. doi:10.1038/ncomms13140
  10. J. Milavec, V. Domenici, B. Zupančič, A. Rešetič, A. Bubnov, B. Zalar, Deuteron NMR resolved mesogen vs. crosslinker molecular order and reorientational exchange in liquid single crystal elastomers, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18 (2016) 4071–4077. doi:10.1039/C5CP06207A
  11. Blaž Zupančič, Boštjan Zalar, Maja Remškar and Valentina Domenici, Actuation of Gold-Coated Liquid Crystal Elastomers, Appl. Phys. Express 6 (2013) 021701. doi:10.7567/APEX.6.021701
  12. B. Zupančič, S. Diez-Berart, D. Finotello, O. D. Lavrentovich, and B. Zalar, Photoisomerization-Controlled Phase Segregation in a Submicron Confined Azonematic Liquid Crystal, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108 (2012) 257801. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.257801
  13. Valentina Domenici, Marjetka Conradi, Maja Remškar, Marko Viršek, Blaž Zupančič, Aleš Mrzel, Martin Chambers and Boštjan Zalar, New composite films based on MoO3−x nanowires aligned in a liquid single crystal elastomer matrix, J Mater Sci 46 (2011) 3639–3645. doi:10.1007/s10853-011-5280-7
  14. Andrija Lebar, George Cordoyiannis, Zdravko Kutnjak and Boštjan Zalar, The Isotropic-to-Nematic Conversion in Liquid Crystalline Elastomers. In: de Jeu W. (eds) Liquid Crystal Elastomers: Materials and Applications. Advances in Polymer Science, vol 250. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg (2010). doi:10.1007/12_2010_103

Patents:

  1. A. Resetic, J. Milavec, B. Zupancic, B. Zalar; (2018), Polymer dispersed liquid crystal elastomers (PDLCE), United States Patent US9969847B2.