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Liquid Crystal Polymers: From Fabrication to Application

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2024) | Viewed by 8215

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Dr. Miao Xu

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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230002, China
Interests: smart windows; liquid crystal polymers; adaptive lenses; liquid crystal devices

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue on Polymers for Liquid Crystal Polymers: From Fabrication to Application is devoted to the dissemination of high-quality original research articles or comprehensive reviews on developments in this field. Currently, the polymerization of liquid crystal materials and liquid crystallization of polymers have become important research directions in related disciplines such as chemistry, materials, optical engineering, and information engineering. The use of side chain liquid crystal polymers, polymer dispersed liquid crystals, polymer stabilized liquid crystals, polymer network liquid crystals, polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystal, holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystals, along with liquid crystal polymers with new structures and supramolecular liquid crystals in the fields of smart windows, display, sensing, anti-counterfeiting, data storage, 5G communications, electronic packaging and so on, has become the research highlights of high-performance functional liquid crystal polymers. This special issue invites the latest progress by experts in the related fields.

Dr. Miao Xu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • smart windows
  • artificial muscles
  • polymer dispersed liquid crystal
  • polymer stabilized liquid crystal
  • polymer network liquid crystals
  • polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystal
  • holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystals
  • liquid crystal elastomers
  • liquid crystal polymers

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Liquid Crystal Polymer-Based Miniaturized Fully Implantable Deep Brain Stimulator
by Seung-Hee Ahn, Chin Su Koh, Minkyung Park, Sang Beom Jun, Jin Woo Chang, Sung June Kim, Hyun Ho Jung and Joonsoo Jeong
Polymers 2023, 15(22), 4439; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15224439 - 16 Nov 2023
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A significant challenge in improving the deep brain stimulation (DBS) system is the miniaturization of the device, aiming to integrate both the stimulator and the electrode into a compact unit with a wireless charging capability to reduce invasiveness. We present a miniaturized, fully [...] Read more.
A significant challenge in improving the deep brain stimulation (DBS) system is the miniaturization of the device, aiming to integrate both the stimulator and the electrode into a compact unit with a wireless charging capability to reduce invasiveness. We present a miniaturized, fully implantable, and battery-free DBS system designed for rats, using a liquid crystal polymer (LCP), a biocompatible and long-term reliable material. The system integrates the simulator circuit, the receiver coil, and a 20 mm long depth-type microelectrode array in a dome-shaped LCP package that is 13 mm in diameter and 5 mm in height. Wireless powering and control via an inductive link enable device miniaturization, allowing for full implantation and, thus, the free behavior of untethered animals. The eight-channel stimulation electrode array was microfabricated on an LCP substrate to form a multilayered system substrate, which was monolithically encapsulated by a domed LCP lid using a specialized spot-welding process. The device functionality was validated via an in vivo animal experiment using a neuropathic pain model in rats. This experiment demonstrated an increase in the mechanical withdrawal threshold of the rats with microelectrical stimulation delivered using the fully implanted device, highlighting the effectiveness of the system. Full article
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Performances of Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Films for Smart Glass Applications
by Muhammad Shahriyar Islam, Kah-Yoong Chan, Gregory Soon How Thien, Pei-Ling Low, Chu-Liang Lee, Sew Kin Wong, Ervina Efzan Mhd Noor, Benedict Wen-Cheun Au and Zi-Neng Ng
Polymers 2023, 15(16), 3420; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15163420 - 16 Aug 2023
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Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) film is an active smart film penetrating the market due to its unique functionalities. These functional characteristics include switchable tint capabilities, which shield building residents from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays, improve energy-saving features, and produce higher cost-efficiency. [...] Read more.
Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) film is an active smart film penetrating the market due to its unique functionalities. These functional characteristics include switchable tint capabilities, which shield building residents from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays, improve energy-saving features, and produce higher cost-efficiency. Although PDLC films are promising in several applications, there is still ambiguity on the performance of PDLC films. Particularly, the sizing effects’ (such as film thickness and area) correlation with visible light transmission (VLT), ultraviolet rejection (UVR), infrared rejection (IRR), light intensity, current consumption, and apparent power consumption is not well understood. Therefore, this study investigated the sizing effects of PDLC films, including the thickness effect on VLT, UVR, IRR, light intensity, and area influence on current and apparent power consumptions. The varying applied voltage effect on the light transmittance of the PDLC film was also effectively demonstrated. A 0.1 mm PDLC film was successfully presented as a cost-efficient film with optimal parameters. Consequently, this study paves the way for a clearer understanding of PDLC films (behavior and sizing effects) in implementing economic PDLC films for large-scale adoption in commercial and residential premises. Full article
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