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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2016
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Shu Yang, Blue Bell, PA (US);
Yu Xia, Springfield, PA (US);
Francesca Serra, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Randall D. Kamien, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Kathleen J. Stebe, Penn Valley, PA (US);
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
Mesogenic compounds having a structure of Formula (I), (II) or (III): where A, B, X1, L, TG, m, and n are defined as in claim. Compositions containing these compounds, articles made from these polymerized and prepolymerized compositions, and methods of estimating the elastic constants and anchoring constants of a liquid crystal materials and mapping topological defect structures in liquid crystals using these compounds.