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David Wilkes

Owain Llyr Parri

Kevin Adlem

Karl Skjonnemand

Patricia Eileen Saxton

Seung-Eun Lee

Heui-Seok Jin

Sang-Kyu Lee

Won-Hoon Park

Matthias Bremer

Michael Wittek

Philip Edward May

Jonathan Henry Wilson

Mark James

Georg Bernatz

Norihiko Tanaka

Claire Topping

Graham Smith

Ming-Chou Wu

Vicki Cook

Patricia Eilen Saxton

Owain Llyr Parry

The invention relates to a reactive mesogen (RM) formulation comprising a conductive additive, to a polymer film obtained thereof, and the use of the RM formulation and polymer film in optical or electrooptical components or devices, like optical retardation films for liquid crystal displays (LCDs).

Reactive mesogen formulation with conductive additive

The present invention relates to liquid crystal media comprising polymerizable mesogenic compounds with a bent shape, and to electro-optical displays comprising these media as light modulation media. In particular the electro-optical displays according to the present invention are displays, which are operated at a temperature, at which the liquid crystal modulation media are in an optically isotropic phase, preferably in a blue phase.

Polymerisable mesogenic compound, liquid crystal medium and liquid crystal display

The instant invention relates to liquid crystalline media comprising

Liquid crystalline medium and liquid crystal display

The invention relates to a polymer film having negative optical dispersion, novel polymerisable compounds and liquid crystal (LC) materials for its preparation, and the use of the polymer film and novel compounds and materials in optical, electrooptical, electronic, semiconducting or luminescent components or devices.

Birefringent polymer film with negative optical dispersion

The invention relates to novel polymers comprising cyclohexylene groups which are especially suitable for use in birefringent films with negative optical dispersion, to novel formulations and polymer films comprising them, and to the use of the polymers, formulations and films in optical, electrooptical, electronic, semiconducting or luminescent components or devices.

Polymer comprising cyclohexylene groups and its use in films with negative optical dispersion

The invention relates to novel calamitic mesogenic compounds which are especially suitable for use in birefringent films with negative optical dispersion, to novel liquid crystal (LC) formulations and polymer films comprising them, and to the use of the compounds, formulations and films in optical, electrooptical, electronic, semiconducting or luminescent components or devices.

Calamitic mesogenic compounds

The invention relates to a polymerizable LC material with negative optical dispersion, a polymer film with negative optical dispersion obtainable from such a material, and the use of the polymerizable LC material and polymer film in optical, electrooptical, electronic, semiconducting or luminescent components or devices.

Polymerisable LC material and polymer film with negative optical dispersion

The invention relates to novel fluorene derivatives, which are especially suitable for use in birefringent films with negative optical dispersion, to novel liquid crystal (LC) formulations and polymer films comprising them, and to the use of the fluorene derivatives, formulations and films in optical, electrooptical, electronic, semiconducting or luminescent components or devices.

Fluorene derivatives

The invention relates to novel mesogenic dimeric compounds which are especially suitable for use in birefringent films with negative optical dispersion, to novel liquid crystal (LC) formulations and polymer films comprising them, and to the use of the dimers, formulations and films in optical, electrooptical, electronic, semiconducting or luminescent components or devices.

Mesogenic dimers

The invention relates to a birefringent layer having negative optical dispersion, a liquid crystal (LC) medium for its preparation, and the use of the birefringent layer and the LC media in optical, electrooptical, electronic, semiconducting or luminescent components or devices.

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David Wilkes