Synthesis and Characterization of Micro Particles Templated from Cholesteric Liquid Crystal for Sensor Application

2018-08-30
Avşar, Deniz Işınsu
Büküşoğlu, Emre
Cholesteric liquid crystals (CLCs) are a fascinating genre among the liquid crystalline material family due to their unique optical properties arising from its periodic helical structure characterized by pitch length.[1]CLCs can reflect selected wavelengths of light within the visible wavelengths.The structural color change by temperature, chemicals, electric field, and magneticfield.[2] The ability to change the color in response to a suitable stimulus exhibit behavior that are forming the basis of numerous passive andactive electro-optic applications.[3] Motivated by this opportunity,we recently produce polymeric micro particles templated from CLC by using photolithography and microwell molding methods on the purpose of sensor applications. This study includes the synthesis and characterization of polymeric micro particles synthesized from cholesteric LC templates, including their shape, size, polydispersity, internal structure, and optical properties. Finally, response of CLC templated polymeric micro particles to volatile organic compounds was tested for sensor applications.

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Citation Formats
D. I. Avşar and E. Büküşoğlu, “Synthesis and Characterization of Micro Particles Templated from Cholesteric Liquid Crystal for Sensor Application,” 2018, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/78770.