Supramolecular Liquid Crystal Displays Construction and Applications

Item does not contain fulltextThis thesis describes chemical methodologies, which can be ued to construct alignment layers for liquid crystal display purposes in a non-clean room environment, by making use of supramolecular chemistry. These techniques are subsequently used to attain control over LCD-properties, both pre- and post-LCD construction. In addition, the thesis describes the application of LCD technology in biosensors.RU Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, 15 december 2004Promotores : Nolte, R.J.M., Rasing, T.H.M. Co-promotor : Rowan, A.E.141 p

LCD-based detection of enzymatic action

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LCD alignment layers. Controlling nematic domain properties

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The development of self-assembled liquid crystal display alignment layers

Contains fulltext : 36580.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)From simple pocket calculators to mobile telephones and liquid crystal display (LCD)-TV, over the past few decades, devices based on LCD technology have proliferated and can now be found in all conceivable aspects of everyday life. Although used in cutting-edge technology, it is surprising that a vital part in the construction of such displays, namely the alignment layer, relies essentially on a mechanical rubbing process, invented almost 100 years ago. In this paper efforts to develop alignment layers ( also called command layers) by processes other than rubbing, namely self-assembly of molecular and macromolecular components will be discussed. Two topics will be presented: (i) tuneable command layers formed by stepwise assembling of siloxane oligomers and phthalocyanine dyes on indium tin oxide surfaces and (ii) command layers formed by self-assembly of porphyrin trimers. The potential use of these layers in sensor devices will also be menti

Functional aggregates by self-assembly of thiophene containing diblock copolymers

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Supramolecular LCDs: Hierarchical alignment of polysiloxanes

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Tunable command layers for liquid crystal alignment

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Correctly validating results from single molecule data: the case of stretched exponential decay in the catalytic activity of single lipase B molecules

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