Microdisperse polymer/liquid crystal composite
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1. A material which is incapable of substantially scattering visible light comprising droplets of a liquid crystal dispersed in a light-transmissive polymer matrix, said liquid crystal being soluble in the matrix-forming composition and said droplets being spontaneously formed from solution in the composition during solidification thereof wherein at least 85% of said droplets have a diameter no greater than 0.1 micron.
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Abstract
A novel composite of liquid crystal droplets having a diameter of no more than 0.1 micron dispersed in a synthetic resin matrix is disclosed. The novel material does not scatter light to any appreciable degree.
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- 1. A material which is incapable of substantially scattering visible light comprising droplets of a liquid crystal dispersed in a light-transmissive polymer matrix, said liquid crystal being soluble in the matrix-forming composition and said droplets being spontaneously formed from solution in the composition during solidification thereof wherein at least 85% of said droplets have a diameter no greater than 0.1 micron.
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