Cholesteric liquid crystal water base ink and laminates formed therefrom
First Claim
1. A composition useful in the formation of liquid crystal films which comprises:
- a thick oil in water emulsion having from 30 to 80 weight percent solids of which 25-80 weight percent is a cholesteric liquid crystal composition and 75-20 weight percent respectively is a transparent latex forming polymer;
from 20-70 weight percent liquid having water in from 40-75 weight percent and a moderately water soluble oxygenated organic solvent having a boiling point less than about 175°
C for said liquid crystal composition in from 25-60 weight percent; and
a small but sufficient amount of a thickening agent to provide the desired viscosity for film forming.
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Abstract
Thin stable, substantially uniform, liquid crystal containing films are provided by coating a liquid crystal containing ink onto an inert substrate, which may be transparent, or opaque, optionally pigmented, particularly black pigment. The liquid crystal ink comprises an oil in water latex, where the latex contains a film forming polymer, a minor amount of an organic solvent for the liquid crystals, particularly a moderately water soluble organic solvent, which may be an individual solvent or a combination of solvents, the liquid crystals, and normally a thickening agent. The liquid crystal ink may be coated onto a wide variety of substrates and may then be coated with a protective coating or a dark backing. The laminated products can be used as ornamental articles of manufacture, for photographic reproduction, for temperature determination, and the like. The films are employed as substrates and/or protective coatings, and can be dimensionally stable films, vacuum forming films, mold forming films, and the like.
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1. A composition useful in the formation of liquid crystal films which comprises:
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a thick oil in water emulsion having from 30 to 80 weight percent solids of which 25-80 weight percent is a cholesteric liquid crystal composition and 75-20 weight percent respectively is a transparent latex forming polymer; from 20-70 weight percent liquid having water in from 40-75 weight percent and a moderately water soluble oxygenated organic solvent having a boiling point less than about 175°
C for said liquid crystal composition in from 25-60 weight percent; anda small but sufficient amount of a thickening agent to provide the desired viscosity for film forming. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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7. A liquid crystal composition for forming films of liquid crystals, which is a thick oil in water emulsion comprising:
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35-60 weight percent solids of which 50-75 weight percent is a liquid crystal composition and 25-50 wright percent is a transparent acrylic film-forming polymer; 40-65 weight percent liquid of which 50-70 weight percent is an organic solvent of at least 50 volume percent methyl ethyl ketone and 30-50 weight percent is water; and 0.5 to 1.5 weight percent of the total composition of a carboxyvinyl polymeric thickening agent. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method for forming a film-forming liquid crystal composition containing emulsion which comprises:
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forming a mixture of a latex of a transparent film-forming polymer having from about 30-95 weight percent water, a solution of a liquid crystal composition in a moderately water soluble oxygenated organic solvent having a boiling point below about 175°
C, and from about 0.1-2 weight percent of the total composition of a thickening agent, said liquid crystal composition being present in an amount to provide 25-80 weight percent of the total solids content, wherein said solution is at a temperature in the range of about 40°
-100°
C; andstirring the resulting mixture for a time sufficient to provide a substantially uniform composition.
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