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16852050

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
18
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
In situ photopolymerization of alkyl acrylate monomers in the presence of a nematic fluid provides a cellular matrix of liquid crystalline droplets in which the chemical structure of the encapsulating polymer exerts control over the alignment (anchoring) of the liquid crystalline molecules. Control is obtained by variation of the alkyl side chains and through copolymerization of two dissimilar monofunctional acrylates. For example, among a series of poly(methylheptyl acrylate)s, the 1-methylheptyl analogue prefers planar anchoring of a nematic (TL205) over the temperature range studied. However, the polymers of other methylheptyl side chains display a homeotropic-to-planar anchoring thermal transition temperature similar to that of the n-heptyl analogue. Copolymerization of two monofunctional acrylates with opposing tendencies of aligning liquid crystal leads to tunability of anchoring behavior over a wide temperature range. The broad anchoring transitions we observed provide a way of achieving highly tilted anchoring.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1520-6106
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
109
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
8838-44
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Control of anchoring of nematic fluids at polymer surfaces created by in situ photopolymerization.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Polymer, Textile & Fiber Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Center for Advanced Research in Optical Microscopy (CAROM), Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article