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Probing the Mesoscopic Chemical and Physical Properties of Polymer‐Dispersed Liquid Crystals
Author(s) -
Higgins D. A.
Publication year - 2000
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/(sici)1521-4095(200002)12:4<251::aid-adma251>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - mesoscopic physics , materials science , liquid crystal , fabrication , polymer , nanotechnology , polymer science , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , composite material , condensed matter physics , physics , engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
An important new class of materials for optical device applications —polymer‐dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs)—is reviewed. The author gives an overview of these materials along with a description of their fabrication, fundamentally important properties, and current as well as possible future applications. The Figure in an optical image of a PDLC film produced from the E7 liquid crystal mixture and poly( n ‐butylmethacrylate).