Synthetic lenses for the ageing eye: a motivation for developing the mechanical applications of Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Mistry, Devesh Arvind (2018) Synthetic lenses for the ageing eye: a motivation for developing the mechanical applications of Liquid Crystal Elastomers. PhD thesis, University of Leeds.

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Supervisors: Gleeson, Helen F. and Morgan, Philip B. and Clamp, John H.
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Keywords: Soft matter; liquid crystals; liquid crystal elastomers; eye; lens; polymer; elastomer; rubber; mechanical properties; anisotropy; accommodating intraocular lens; auxetic; negative poisson's ratio; photoelasticity
Awarding institution: University of Leeds
Academic Units: The University of Leeds > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Physics and Astronomy (Leeds)
Identification Number/EthosID: uk.bl.ethos.842670
Depositing User: Dr Devesh A Mistry
Date Deposited: 07 Dec 2021 09:42
Last Modified: 11 Jan 2022 10:54

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