Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs), comprised of submicron-sized LC droplets
embedded in a continuous polymer matrix, have been the subject of interest for scientists …

Tunable optofluidic devices exhibit some unique characteristics that are not achievable in
conventional solid-state photonic devices. They provide exciting opportunities for emerging …

The review describes the status of the studies and the recent achievements in the field of
photoalignment of liquid crystals. An update classification of photoaligning materials and …

The physical properties of polymer dispersed liquid crystals (PDLC) can be tuned as per the
application requirement by controlling their composition ratio and microstructure. The …

Background—Growing evidence suggests that intramyocardial biomaterial injection
improves cardiac functions after myocardial infarction (MI) in rodents. Cell therapy is another …

We propose a light shutter device using dichroic-dye-doped liquid crystals (LCs) whose
Bragg reflection wavelength is set to be infrared by controlling the pitch of cholesteric liquid …

Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) show great application potential in the areas of
displays and smart windows. However, their electro-optical (EO) properties such as contrast …

Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) are very attractive due to their electrically
switchable properties. However, current PDLC films still have problems such as high driving …

We demonstrate an ion-doped liquid-crystal (LC) cell that can provide a very low specular
transmittance in the opaque state using the electro-hydrodynamic effect. In the opaque state …

Operation of a light shutter usually requires that an electric addressing field is applied
continuously to switch between a transparent and an extinct or opaque scattering state. To …