2-Dimensional colloidal micropatterning of cholesteric liquid crystal microcapsules for temperature-responsive color displays

Autor: Minjeong Seo, Sang Woo Han, Jin Woong Kim, Sohee Jeong, Song-Ee Choi, Hakyeong Yang, Shin-Hyun Kim, Woo Jin Lee, Bohyun Kim
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 68:393-398
ISSN: 1226-086X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2018.08.014
Popis: This work offers a promising approach for development of a temperature-responsive colorimetric display platform. For this purpose, uniform thermochromic microcapsules consisting of a cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) core and a thin polyurethane shell layer were fabricated by conducting in-situ condensation polymerization at the interface of monodisperse CLC-in-water emulsion drops. Colloidal packing-driven microcapsule registry led to exact 2-dimensional positioning of CLC microcapsules into a holes-patterned flexible film stencil. Furthermore, we showed that the designated registry of different color types of CLC microcapsules on the stencil enabled development of a microwriting display technology capable of reversible text representation according to temperature change.
Databáze: OpenAIRE