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Liquid Crystal Sensors discusses novel applications of liquid
crystals that lie beyond electrically driven optical switches and
displays. The main focus is on recent progress in the area of
sensors based on low molar mass and polymer liquid crystals. This
area of research became "hot" in recent years since the
possibilities for applications of liquid crystal sensors are
growing in many areas, ranging from the detection of mechanical
displacements to the detection of environmental pollutants and
chemical agents. This book is well-suited for students, as well as
scientists from different backgrounds. For students and researchers
new to the field, it gives a thorough introduction. For experienced
researchers it shows the latest breakthroughs and serves as an
inspiration for solving problems or sparking new ideas. Key
Features: Emphasizes how liquid crystals are extremely sensitive to
external stimuli and therefore can be used for the construction of
stimuli-responsive devices, such as sensors Includes the
contributions of editors who are deeply involved in the field and
author chapters on hot topics such as the sensitivity of liquid
crystals to pollutants, UV light, and strain Provides an exclusive
on LC sensors where having the data in one place will be very
useful to the community Gives more information on sensors and
broadens the scope by having a contributed volume rather than
authored Combines recent data on advances in the area of liquid
crystal sensors that includes many types of liquid crystal
materials
Liquid crystal displays were discovered in the 1960s, and today we
continue to enjoy the benefits of that fundamental discovery and
its translation into a wide variety of products. Like liquid
crystals, polymers are unusual materials, and have similarly
enjoyed a great deal of research attention because of their vast
applications and uses and complex fundamental properties. The
combination of liquid crystal and polymer properties produces a
broad array of new effects-spanning from densely crosslinked, rigid
polymer networks to weakly crosslinked elastomers-that are not
simply manifestations of either native liquid crystals or polymers
alone. Cross-Linked Liquid Crystalline Systems brings together
liquid crystal and polymer systems and their variations. The field,
much like traditional liquid crystals, is one of an
interdisciplinary nature with a broad spectrum, from the very
fundamental questions of nature to a myriad of practical uses.
There seems to be no shortage of unusual properties and
far-reaching applications in densely crossed-linked liquid crystal
systems and liquid crystal elastomers. These systems provide a rich
new avenue for both fundamental and applied research and continue
to fascinate scientists and engineers. Specifically, this book
covers: Cross-linked networks created from reactive mesogen
materials Manipulation of liquid crystalline by external
constraints Advances in liquid crystal display screen technology
Physical and electromagnetic properties of elastomers and magnetic
gels Computer simulations and theory of liquid crystal polymeric
networks and elastomers Side-on nematic liquid-crystalline
elastomers for artificial muscle applications Liquid crystal
display technology has driven much of the fundamental research in
crosslinked liquid crystalline systems. The systems' ability to
enforce three-di
Liquid crystal displays were discovered in the 1960s, and today we
continue to enjoy the benefits of that fundamental discovery and
its translation into a wide variety of products. Like liquid
crystals, polymers are unusual materials, and have similarly
enjoyed a great deal of research attention because of their vast
applications and uses and complex fundamental properties. The
combination of liquid crystal and polymer properties produces a
broad array of new effects-spanning from densely crosslinked, rigid
polymer networks to weakly crosslinked elastomers-that are not
simply manifestations of either native liquid crystals or polymers
alone. Cross-Linked Liquid Crystalline Systems brings together
liquid crystal and polymer systems and their variations. The field,
much like traditional liquid crystals, is one of an
interdisciplinary nature with a broad spectrum, from the very
fundamental questions of nature to a myriad of practical uses.
There seems to be no shortage of unusual properties and
far-reaching applications in densely crossed-linked liquid crystal
systems and liquid crystal elastomers. These systems provide a rich
new avenue for both fundamental and applied research and continue
to fascinate scientists and engineers. Specifically, this book
covers: Cross-linked networks created from reactive mesogen
materials Manipulation of liquid crystalline by external
constraints Advances in liquid crystal display screen technology
Physical and electromagnetic properties of elastomers and magnetic
gels Computer simulations and theory of liquid crystal polymeric
networks and elastomers Side-on nematic liquid-crystalline
elastomers for artificial muscle applications Liquid crystal
display technology has driven much of the fundamental research in
crosslinked liquid crystalline systems. The systems' ability to
enforce three-di
Liquid Crystal Sensors discusses novel applications of liquid
crystals that lie beyond electrically driven optical switches and
displays. The main focus is on recent progress in the area of
sensors based on low molar mass and polymer liquid crystals. This
area of research became "hot" in recent years since the
possibilities for applications of liquid crystal sensors are
growing in many areas, ranging from the detection of mechanical
displacements to the detection of environmental pollutants and
chemical agents. This book is well-suited for students, as well as
scientists from different backgrounds. For students and researchers
new to the field, it gives a thorough introduction. For experienced
researchers it shows the latest breakthroughs and serves as an
inspiration for solving problems or sparking new ideas. Key
Features: Emphasizes how liquid crystals are extremely sensitive to
external stimuli and therefore can be used for the construction of
stimuli-responsive devices, such as sensors Includes the
contributions of editors who are deeply involved in the field and
author chapters on hot topics such as the sensitivity of liquid
crystals to pollutants, UV light, and strain Provides an exclusive
on LC sensors where having the data in one place will be very
useful to the community Gives more information on sensors and
broadens the scope by having a contributed volume rather than
authored Combines recent data on advances in the area of liquid
crystal sensors that includes many types of liquid crystal
materials
The confluence of the fields of liquid crystals and biomedical
engineering is resulting in remarkable interdisciplinary research.
This book focuses on the potential for inherently translational
research in one field of engineering to radically alter the scope
of another. The text reviews the exciting advances being made in
displays, spectroscopy, sensors and diagnostics, biomimicking,
actuators and lasers with regards to liquid crystalline materials,
and biomedicine. The liquid crystal field -- which has delivered
revolutionary devices in the display, optics, and
telecommunications industries -- is now poised to make significant
inroads into biology, medicine, and biomedical engineering.
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