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Liquid Crystal Libraries—Ink‐jet Formulation and High‐Throughput Analysis
Author(s) -
Cull T. R.,
Goulding M. J.,
Bradley M.
Publication year - 2007
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.200602661
Subject(s) - materials science , throughput , eutectic system , inkwell , component (thermodynamics) , liquid crystal , phase transition , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , composite material , computer science , thermodynamics , microstructure , physics , telecommunications , engineering , wireless
Libraries of liquid crystal mixtures are formulated via inkjet printing, by varying the specific number of drops of each component overprinted in each position to create a large array of discrete, known mixtures (see figure). Screening by using a high throughput technique for the determination of phase transitions identifies eutectic phases as well as melting and clearing transitions that are directly correlated with samples prepared in a conventional manner.