Acetylene Polymers and Their Use as Liquid Crystals
A variety of new mesogen-containing acetylenes are prepared and designed. A research team at the HKUST developed new catalyst systems for polymerizing the functional acetylene monomers and manufactured the novel liquid crystalline polyacetylenes. In this new invention, the new side-chain liquid crystalline polymers (SCLCPs) thus manufactured possess the rigid polyacetylene backbones. They demonstrate that the rigid polymer backbone in a properly designed SCLCP system can play an active role in promoting and maintaining the molecular orientations induced by the simple mechanical perturbations.
1. Provides rigid polymeric backbone with conductivity and molecular orientability
2. Soluble and fusable
3. Thermally stable
- Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and related devices
Patent Number: US7070712B2
Application Number: US2005103657A
Inventor: Tang, Ben Zhong | Lam, Wing Yip | Kong, Xiangxing | Kwok, Hoi Sing
Priority Date: 14 Jul 1999
Priority Number: US7070712B2
Application Date: 12 Apr 2005
Publication Date: 4 Jul 2006
IPC Current: C09K001920 | C07C006976 | C08F013802 | C09K001938
US Class: 25229965 | 25229964 | 25229967 | 526285 | 560061 | 560064 | 560077
Assignee Applicant: The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Title: Acetylene polymers and their use as liquid crystals
Usefulness: Acetylene polymers and their use as liquid crystals
Summary: Used as liquid crystals for visual displays.
Novelty: Liquid crystalline polyacetylene used as liquid crystals for visual displays, includes repeat structure of substituted acetylene monomer
Electronics
Display
12 Apr 2005
US 7070712
TTC.PA.092
Hong Kong
