Room-Temperature Cholesteric Liquid Crystals of Cellulose Derivatives with Visible Reflection.

ABSTRACT: Hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) derivatives with alkanoyl side chains have attracted attention as bio-based cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) materials with reflection colors. By taking advantage of the ability to change the reflection color in response to external stimuli, the thermotropic CLCs can be applied to a wide variety of photonic devices for a sustainable society of future generations. However, the thermotropic CLCs of HPC derivatives substituted with only one kind of alkanoyl group are not suitable for such applications because they do not exhibit visible reflection at room temperature. In this report, we describe a promising strategy to control the reflection colors of HPC derivatives at room temperature by introducing two kinds of alkanoyl groups with different lengths into the s

SUBMITTER: Ogiwara Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9824885 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature