Abstract
Kinetics of cross-linking copolymerization of acrylate- and methacrylate-monomers in a liquid crystal blue phase was studied by on-line FT-IR measurement. Dependences of monomer concentration, temperature and UV intensity on monomer consumption rate were investigated. The electro-optical properties of polymer-stabilized blue phase (PSBP) were evaluated. It was found that the monomer consumption rates are accelerated by acrylate-monomer and decelerated by methacrylate-one. The electro-optical properties of PSBP were improved by controlling polymerization process with a reduced amount of methacrylate-monomers.
| Translated title of the contribution | Study on polymerization kinetics in liquid crystal blue phase by FT-IR |
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| Original language | Japanese |
| Pages (from-to) | 147-147 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | 日本液晶学会討論会講演予稿集 |
| Volume | 2011 |
| Issue number | 0 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2011 |