Polymerized Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Assemblies for Materials Applications

The development of functional materials with nanometer-scale architectures and the effect of these architectures on their chemical and physical properties are currently of great interest in materials design. Polymerizable lyotropic liquid crystal (LLC) assemblies provide a facile entry into this are...

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Published in:Accounts of chemical research 2001-12, Vol.34 (12), p.973-980
Main Authors: Gin, Douglas L, Gu, Weiqiang, Pindzola, Bradford A, Zhou, Wen-Jing
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The development of functional materials with nanometer-scale architectures and the effect of these architectures on their chemical and physical properties are currently of great interest in materials design. Polymerizable lyotropic liquid crystal (LLC) assemblies provide a facile entry into this area by allowing one to fix the inherent order in these systems using covalent bonds to create robust, nanostructured materials. The use of the cross-linked inverted hexagonal phase in templated nanocomposite formation and heterogeneous catalysis has been demonstrated. Additionally, the polymerization of LLC mesogens in the regular hexagonal and bicontinuous cubic phases is being targeted for future developments in functional materials. Future directions for new applications of these materials are also discussed.
ISSN:0001-4842
1520-4898
DOI:10.1021/ar000140d