Synthesis of Liquid Crystals and Cellulose Derivatives Liquid Crystalline Phases: Recent Advances
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Liquid Crystals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 August 2024) | Viewed by 8903
Special Issue Editors
2. CENIMAT|i3N, Department of Materials Science, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
3. iBET—Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2780-901 Oeiras, Portugal
Interests: cellulose; membranes; active materials; liquid crystals; nature-inspired; fibers
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2. i3N, CENIMAT, Materials Science Department, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, Campus da Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
Interests: polymeric materials; liquid crystalline polymers; liquid crystals; liquid crystals applications; electro-optical properties; sensors
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Liquid crystals (LCs) have become an important part of our daily life and are widely known due to their applications in, for example, display technology. New areas of application continue to be discovered due to important improvements in organic synthesis. This Special Issue will explore the progress that has been made in the production LCs in a more efficient and more environmentally friendly way when compared to conventional methods.
Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer on Earth. Its chemical versatility allows for the production of a wide variety of cellulose derivatives that can present LCs phases. The relationship between molecular interactions and physical properties represents an important challenge in LC applications. This Special Issue aims to highlight recent developments and novel trends in the organic synthesis of LCs organic and the cellulose derivatives that present LC phases, as well as their application in numerous areas, such as active nature-inspired materials.
We would be delighted to feature your work and hope that you will contribute an original research article/review or a less time-consuming mini-review/perspective.
Dr. Ana Almeida
Prof. Dr. Pedro De Almeida
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- liquid crystal materials
- nature-inspired liquid crystals
- cellulose
- cellulose derivatives
- stimuli-responsive liquid crystals
- active materials
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