Directly formed polymer dispersed liquid crystal light shutter displays
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1. A polymer-dispersed liquid crystal light shutter device for transmitting and scattering light comprising:
- a non-homogeneous light transmissive copolymer matrix; and
droplets of liquid crystal material dispersed in the copolymer matrix.
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Abstract
A polymer dispersed liquid crystal display device is provided comprising a copolymer formed from monomers having significantly different reactivities. A reverse mode device is provided consisting of negative liquid crystal microdroplets dispersed in a non-homogeneous polymer matrix consisting of a monomer having a high reactivity and a high surface free energy and another monomer having a low reactivity and has a low surface free energy. The surface active monomer is preferentially distributed at the surface of microdroplets formed by phase separation, causing homeotropic alignment of the liquid crystals.
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23 Claims
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1. A polymer-dispersed liquid crystal light shutter device for transmitting and scattering light comprising:
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a non-homogeneous light transmissive copolymer matrix; and droplets of liquid crystal material dispersed in the copolymer matrix. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of forming a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal light shutter device for transmitting and scattering light comprising:
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mixing a higher reactivity monomer, a lower reactivity monomer and a liquid crystal material to form a homogeneous solution; and curing the copolymer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for flattening microdroplets of negative liquid crystal material dispersed in a polymer comprising:
applying an electric field to the polymer during the time the microdroplets are spontaneously forming from solution and the liquid crystal material is in an anisotropic state.
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