Liquid crystal elastomers
US6312770A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09K2323/03
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention describes a method for the loading and alignment of elastomers in electro-optic and electro-active devices. It comprises the in-situ polymerization between substrates of liquid crystal monomers in the presence of cross-linking reagents. It also describes the production of free-standing elastomer films.
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