Open AccessMECHANICAL AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A PDLC DEVICE BASED ON PAAm HYDROGELS AND KL-DeOH-H2O LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL
Author(s) -
Fauze A. Aouada,
Márcia R. de Moura,
P. R. G. Fernandes,
Adley F. Rubira,
Edvani C. Muniz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
química nova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.214
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1678-7064
pISSN - 0100-4042
DOI - 10.5935/0100-4042.20140200
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , liquid crystal , characterization (materials science) , materials science , lyotropic liquid crystal , lyotropic , polymer , polyacrylamide , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , composite material , polymer chemistry , liquid crystalline , optoelectronics , engineering
In this work, a novel device based on polyacrylamide (PAAm) hydrogels and KL - DeOH - H2O lyotropic liquid crystal (LLC), with potential for application as Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals (PDLC), was proposed and its properties characterized. The confinement of LLC promoted significant changes in spectroscopic, morphological, optical, hydrophilic, structural and mechanical properties due to the interaction between the LLC-PAAm matrix and entropic parameter changes. The mechanical and structural properties can be controlled by adjusting AAm, temperature and presence of LLC, which can be useful for technological applications of these systems in optical devices