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On the History of Reactive Mesogens: Interview with Dirk J. Broer
Author(s) -
Broer Dirk J.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201905144
Subject(s) - liquid crystal , pleasure , materials science , field (mathematics) , heading (navigation) , nanotechnology , engineering physics , polymer science , optoelectronics , engineering , biology , mathematics , aerospace engineering , neuroscience , pure mathematics
Prof. Dirk Broer is among the pioneers and most active researchers in the field of stimuli‐responsive liquid crystal (LC) networks. He is the inventor of reactive mesogens, a class of materials with far‐reaching implications in liquid‐crystal photonics and in the triumph of LC‐based shape‐shifting polymers. Together with his team, Prof. Broer continuously produces innovative solutions for controlling and programming new functions into soft responsive materials. Through this Interview, it is our great pleasure to gain insights into his personal views on both the past and the future, and to learn about the historical turns that led to the development of reactive mesogens as well as his vision on where the field is heading.