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Project

study of liquid crystals dispersed in micro-tructured elastic host materials
Code
3GA04711
Duration
01 January 2011 → 31 December 2016
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Applied mathematics in specific fields
    • Classical physics
    • Optical physics
  • Engineering and technology
    • Process engineering
    • Materials science and engineering
    • Polymeric materials
Keywords
liquid crystals opto-electro-mechanical behaviour polymers flecible materials
 
Project description
 

Liquid crystals (LC) have extensively been studied in display technology. Nevertheless, many of their properties are not fully udnerstood. We want to advance knowledge of the interaction between LC and deformable materials, including alignment, stability, refractive index matchin, etc. This is relevant for the upcoming flexible displays, but also for applications such as distributed sensors, artificial skin and tunable lenses.