mixed with base pdms such that the weight ratio between lce and pdms reaches 1 1 sylgard u00ae 184 curing agent dow corning is then added and mixed in 1 30 curing agent to base pdms weight ratio the mixture is put into vacuum to remove any entrapped air using a spatula the mixture is introduced into a glass tube 45 mm in length and 5 mm in diameter with inserted teflon foil that prevents pdms adhesion to the glass surface the tube is then sealed on both sides with teflon tape the sample is inserted into a magnetic field 8 9t with long axis oriented parallel to the field and is left for two hours at 300k during this time the lce particles in the mixture are oriented so that the average nematic director of the particle is pointing in the direction of the magnetic field after two hours the sample is left to cure in the magnet for approximately 12 h at 320k at least 20k under the n i transition temperature of the lce the resulting lce based component has a cylindrical shape determined by the glass tube a thermomechanic response curve typical for pdlce composite prepared according to the above description is shown in fig7 while the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in the drawings and forgoing description such illustration and description are to be considered illustrative or exemplary and not restrictive the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments.