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Polymers for control of orientation and stability of liquid crystals

  • US 6,821,455 B2
  • Filed: 04/05/2001
  • Issued: 11/23/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electro-optically active gel layer having nematic, ferroelectric, antiferroelectric or electroclinic properties comprising a plurality of aligned liquid crystal molecules and an anisotropic three-dimensional polymer network comprising a plurality of sparsely cross-linked polymer molecules, wherein the anisotropic three-dimensional polymer network is homogeneously dispersed within the liquid crystal molecules.

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