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Liquid crystal gel, gelling agent, liquid crystal device, and process for fabricating liquid crystal device

US6074710A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 11, 1998
Grant dateJun 13, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 11, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S516/90
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A liquid crystal gel containing liquid crystal molecules and a gelling agent. The liquid crystal gel exhibits substantially no fluidity. Also provided are a gelling agent, particularly, 1,2-bis-(11-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4'-oxo)undecylcarbonylamino)cyclohexane, which is capable of easily producing the liquid crystal gel; a liquid crystal device made from the liquid crystal gel with substantially no fluidity; and a process for fabricating a liquid crystal device capable of providing this liquid crystal device rapidly in a simple manner.

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