Merck Patent Gmbh

Mariam Namutebi

Owain Llyr Parri

Kevin Adlem

Rachel Tuffin

Patricia Eileen Saxton

Joseph Sargent

Hassan Arasi

Benjamin Snow

Graham Smith

Vicki Cook

The use of functionalized polymerizable polyvinyl alcohol as a binder or matrix for a dispersion of nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles respectively comprise a polymeric shell and a core containing a liquid crystalline medium. Composites comprising the functionalized polymer and the nanocapsules, methods for preparing the composites and electro-optical devices containing such composites.

Compositions comprising functionalized polyvinyl alcohol and nanocapsules containing a liquid crystalline medium

Bimesogenic compounds of formula I and their use in liquid crystal media and in flexoelectric liquid crystal devices.

Bimesogenic compounds and mesogenic media

The invention relates to reactive mesogens (RMs) comprising a terphenyl group, to mixtures and formulations comprising them, to polymers obtained form such RMs and RM mixtures, and the use of the RMs, RM mixtures and polymers in optical or electrooptical components or devices, like optical retardation films for liquid crystal displays (LCDs).

Reactive mesogens

The invention relates to bimesogenic compounds of formula I wherein R, R, MG, MG, X, Xand Sphave the meaning given in claim, to the use of bimesogenic compounds of formula I in liquid crystal media and particular to flexoelectric liquid crystal devices comprising a liquid crystal medium according to the present invention.

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