Polymer encapsulated and stabilised blue-phase liquid crystal droplets

KEMİKLİOĞLU E., Chien L.

Liquid Crystals, cilt.44, sa.4, ss.722-728, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/02678292.2016.1234072
  • Dergi Adı: Liquid Crystals
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.722-728
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: blue phases, liquid crystals, morphology, Polymer, stabilisation
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Polymer-encapsulated–polymer-stabilised blue-phase liquid crystals (LCs) are investigated. Encapsulated droplets are formed in a polyvinyl alcohol solution by emulsification, and blue-phase (BP) LCs in the droplets are stabilised via the polymerisation of reactive monomers to extend the BP temperature range. Polymer stabilised droplets are found to cause the expansion of the BP temperature range from 53°C to below 0°C. The effects of composition on droplet formation and the electro-optical behaviour and morphological properties of these droplets are reported.