Surfactant and method of manufacturing an electrowetting display device using the same
AssigneeLiquavista B.V.
InventorsSung-Chan Jo, Jae-Cheol Park, Sang-Ji Park, Hye-Young Park, Yiying Jia, Min-Jeong Oh, Hee-June Kwak
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Abstract
A surfactant includes a hydrophobic functional group, a hydrophilic functional group and a linker disposed between the hydrophobic functional group and the hydrophilic functional group. The linker is connected to the hydrophobic functional group and the hydrophilic functional group. The linker has a cleavable bond with a bond energy lower than a bond energy of a bond included in the hydrophilic functional group and a bond included in the hydrophobic functional group.
Claims21
-20. (canceled)
A surfactant, comprising:
- a hydrophobic functional group;
- a hydrophilic functional group including an ether group;
- and
- a linker disposed between the hydrophobic functional group and the hydrophilic functional group, wherein the linker is connected to the hydrophobic functional group and the hydrophilic functional group, and has a cleavable bond.
A surfactant having the general formula:
- R1-L-R2
- wherein L is a linker having a cleavable bond with a bond energy included in a range of about 430 kJ/mol to about 600 kJ/mol;
- R1 is a hydrophobic structure;
- and
- R2 is hydrophilic structure.
An emulsion comprising:
- a mixture including a hydrophilic fluid, a hydrophobic fluid and a cleavable surfactant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.