Phase separation of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals on a chemically patterned substrate.
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The surface-induced structure formation of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) on a chemically patterned substrate was studied for the first time. The patterns on the substrate were successfully transferred to the PDLC film, resulting in alternating LC-rich and polymer-rich phases. This simple approach offers a new means of organizing micrometer-sized LC domains into well-ordered structures in a polymer matrix of PDLCs.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
دوره 23 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007