title: Exploring optical mechanotransduction in fluorescent liquid crystal elastomers.
abstract: Carbazole-based nematic liquid single crystal elastomers switch their fluorescence mechanically on demand enabling a fast optical mechanotransduction under ambient conditions. The identification of the key factors controlling such process is of utmost importance since it might lead to a significant improvement of the transducing abilities of these smart materials. In particular, variations in the length of the fluorophore flexible spacer translates in a distinct mutual interaction between both mesogenic and fluorogenic platforms, giving rise thereby to functional materials with a significantly different mechanofluorescent behaviour.
authors: Grup de Materials Orgànics, Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB), Departament de Química Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franqués 1, E-08028, Barcelona, Spain. jgarciaamoros@ub.edu dvelasco@ub.edu.
authors: Jaume
authors: J
authors: Garcia-Amorós
authors: Grup de Materials Orgànics, Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB), Departament de Química Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franqués 1, E-08028, Barcelona, Spain. jgarciaamoros@ub.edu dvelasco@ub.edu.
authors: Sergi
authors: S
authors: Bassaganyas
authors: Grup de Materials Orgànics, Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB), Departament de Química Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franqués 1, E-08028, Barcelona, Spain. jgarciaamoros@ub.edu dvelasco@ub.edu.
authors: Dolores
authors: D
authors: Velasco