[HTML][HTML] Development of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals: From mode innovation to applications

H Zhang, Z Miao, W Shen - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Cholesteric liquid crystals with a broad light reflection band

M Mitov - Advanced Materials, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The cholesteric‐liquid‐crystalline structure, which concerns the organization of chromatin,
collagen, chitin, or cellulose, is omnipresent in living matter. In technology, it is found in …

Recent progress in liquid crystal‐based smart windows: materials, structures, and design

W Shen, G Li - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As the vital elements for building environments, windows are utilized to bring light as well as
thermal irradiation into the interior places and afford the medium for the communication …

Functional liquid‐crystalline assemblies: self‐organized soft materials

T Kato, N Mizoshita, K Kishimoto - … Chemie International Edition, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In the 21st century, soft materials will become more important as functional materials
because of their dynamic nature. Although soft materials are not as highly durable as hard …

Advancements and applications of liquid crystal/polymer composite films

L Zhou, S Liu, X Miao, P Xie, N Sun, Z Xu… - ACS Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Liquid crystals (LCs) possess some typical liquid properties, such as fluidity, the inability to
support shear, and the formation and coalescence of droplets, which exhibit optical …

Liquid Crystals for Advanced Smart Devices with Microwave and Millimeter‐Wave Applications: Recent Progress for Next‐Generation Communications

J Ma, J Choi, S Park, I Kong, D Kim, C Lee… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid crystals (LCs) technology have a well‐established history of applications in visible
light, particularly in the display industry. However, with the rapid growth in communication …

A review of developments in polymer stabilized liquid crystals

Y Ye, L Guo, T Zhong - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polymer-stabilized liquid crystals (PSLCs) are multi-functional materials consisting of
polymer networks in a continuous phase of liquid crystals (LCs), of which polymer networks …

A temperature and electric field-responsive flexible smart film with full broadband optical modulation

X Liang, S Guo, M Chen, C Li, Q Wang, C Zou… - Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
This study provides a new procedure for the preparation of a flexible multi-responsive smart
film containing tin-doped indium oxide nanocrystals and a phase-separated liquid crystal …

[图书][B] Introduction to adaptive lenses

H Ren, ST Wu - 2012 - books.google.com
Presents readers with the basic science, technology, and applications for every type of
adaptive lens An adaptive lens is a lens whose shape has been changed to a different focal …

Preparation of a thermally light-transmittance-controllable film from a coexistent system of polymer-dispersed and polymer-stabilized liquid crystals

SM Guo, X Liang, CH Zhang, M Chen… - … Applied Materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) and polymer-stabilized liquid crystal (PSLC)
systems are the two primary distinct systems in the field of liquid crystal (LC) technology, and …