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Anisotropic gels in liquid crystal devices
Author(s) -
Hikmet Rifat A. M.
Publication year - 1992
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.19920041014
Subject(s) - materials science , liquid crystal , anisotropy , molecule , polymerization , in situ polymerization , in situ , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , polymer , composite material , optoelectronics , optics , organic chemistry , chemistry , physics , engineering
Anisotropic gels are a novel type of material obtained by in situ polymerization of liquid crystal (LC) molecules in the presence of low molecular weight conventional LC molecules without reactive groups. The resulting anisotropic network (see figure) possesses the structure of the original LC mixture. These gels offer new possibilites for the manufacture of LC devices, including both active and passive optical components.