Size-Dependent Ordering of Liquid Crystals Observed in Polymeric Capsules with Micrometer and Smaller Diameters

Made to order: Aqueous dispersions of polymer-encapsulated liquid crystal (LC) droplets were synthesized with precise interfacial chemistry and sizes in the micrometer-to-sub-micrometer range. Size-dependent changes in LC ordering could be observed. Study of the competition between size and interfac...

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Published in:Angewandte Chemie (International ed.) 2009-02, Vol.48 (9), p.1652-1655
Main Authors: Gupta, Jugal K, Sivakumar, Sri, Caruso, Frank, Abbott, Nicholas L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
emulsions
liquid crystals
polyelectrolyte multilayers
sensors
size-dependent ordering
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Summary:Made to order: Aqueous dispersions of polymer-encapsulated liquid crystal (LC) droplets were synthesized with precise interfacial chemistry and sizes in the micrometer-to-sub-micrometer range. Size-dependent changes in LC ordering could be observed. Study of the competition between size and interfacial chemistry on LC ordering enables size-dependent properties of LC droplets to be exploited in applications such as photonics and sensing.
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.200804500