The effect of the monomer functionality on the mechanical performance and polymer morphology of polymer stabilized blue phases

Preparation of transmittance-switchable composites from a coexistent system of polymer-dispersed and polymer-stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals

“…Polymer/liquid crystal (LC) composites are attractive for smart windows, optical switches, displays, and other fields, because their switchable transmittance is easily achieved via the modulation of external fields. [1][2][3][4][5][6] The arrangement and the texture of LCs are regulated by electric fields, making the composites exhibit a light-scattering (low-transmittance) state or a transparent (large-transmittance) state. [7][8][9][10] Polymer/LC composites can be classified into polymer-dispersed LCs (PDLCs) and polymer-stabilized LCs (PSLCs) according to the binary phase microstructure between the LC phase and the polymer phase.…”