Title
Polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal materials fabricated with frontal polymerization
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2002
Abstract
We report on the morphological and thermal properties of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) fabricated with frontal-polymerization-induced phase separation (FPIPS). Frontal polymerization is characterized by a rapid-conversion, high-temperature, and large-thermal-gradient environment. A comparison is made between the morphological and thermal properties of PDLCs fabricated with FPIPS and traditional thermal-polymerization-induced phase separation. Characterization includes differential scanning calorimetry to probe the glass and nematic-to-isotropic transitions and scanning electron microscopy to evaluate the phase-separated morphology. In addition, the frontal temperatures and velocities are reported for PDLCs fabricated with frontal polymerization.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
First Page
204
Last Page
212
Recommended Citation
Gill, N., Pojman, J., Willis, J., & Whitehead, J. (2002). Polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal materials fabricated with frontal polymerization. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 41 (1), 204-212. https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.10566