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Liquid Crystals: Development of Glassy Bicontinuous Cubic Liquid Crystals for Solid Proton‐Conductive Materials (Adv. Mater. 4/2017)
Author(s) -
Kobayashi Tsubasa,
Ichikawa Takahiro,
Kato Takashi,
Ohno Hiroyuki
Publication year - 2017
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.201770026
Subject(s) - materials science , liquid crystal , proton , electrical conductor , cubic crystal system , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , composite material , crystallography , optoelectronics , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Infinite periodic minimal surfaces (IPMS) are unique surfaces with 3D continuity and periodicity. In article 1604429, T. Ichikawa and co‐workers create hydrophilic IPMS by using self‐organization of bicontinuous cubic liquid‐crystalline zwitterions and subsequent glassification. These glassy liquid crystals can incorporate water onto their IPMS while keeping the 3D structures. This study may provide a new strategy for developing solid proton‐conductive materials.