Liquid crystal imprinting
AssigneeWestern Washington University
InventorDavid L. Patrick
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Abstract
Oriented materials and methods for their formation are disclosed. The oriented material is formed by depositing an oriented component from an oriented liquid crystal medium. Oriented materials having multiple layers and methods for their formation are also disclosed.
Claims41
A method for forming an oriented material, comprising:
- depositing an oriented particle from an oriented liquid crystal medium onto a substrate.
A method for forming an oriented material having at least two layers, comprising:
- depositing a first oriented component from a first oriented liquid crystal medium onto a substrate to provide a first oriented layer;
- and
- depositing a second oriented component from a second oriented liquid crystal medium onto the first oriented layer to provide a second oriented layer adsorbed onto the first layer.
A method for forming an oriented material having at least two layers, comprising:
- depositing an oriented component from an oriented liquid crystal medium onto a substrate to provide an oriented layer;
- and
- depositing a second component from a liquid crystal medium onto the oriented layer to provide a second layer adsorbed onto the oriented layer.
A method for forming an oriented material having at least two layers, comprising:
- depositing a first component from a liquid crystal medium onto a substrate to provide a first layer;
- and
- depositing an oriented component from an oriented liquid crystal medium onto the first layer to provide an oriented layer adsorbed onto the first layer.
A method for forming a material having a plurality of layers, at least one of the layers being an oriented layer, comprising:
- depositing a first component from a first liquid crystal medium onto a substrate to provide a first layer;
- and
- sequentially depositing successive components from successive liquid crystal media to provide successive layers,
- wherein each successive layer is adsorbed onto the previously deposited layer, and wherein at least one layer is an oriented layer formed by depositing an oriented component from an oriented liquid crystal medium.
A method for forming an oriented material, comprising
- obtaining a liquid crystal medium comprising a liquid crystal solvent and an orientationally orderable particle;
- contacting the liquid crystal medium with a surface for receiving the orderable particle;
- applying an influence to the liquid crystal medium to provide an oriented liquid crystal medium, wherein the orderable particle is orientationally ordered in the oriented medium;
- and
- depositing the orientationally ordered particle onto the surface to provide the oriented material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.