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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2023
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of Colorado, Denver, CO (US);
Inventors:
Timothy White, Longmont, CO (US);
Tayler Hebner, Longmont, CO (US);
Joselle McCracken, Westminister, CO (US);
Brian Donovan, Redwood City, CA (US);
Christopher Bowman, Boulder, CO (US);
Grant Bauman, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Colorado, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); C09K 19/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 19/3809 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) formed from liquid crystalline monomers having 4-(6-(acryloyloxy)n-oxy)phenyl-4-(6-(acryloyloxy)m-oxy)benzoate (CnBAPE) as the mesogenic core. The LCEs have improved thermotropic characteristics, including lower thermotropic activation temperatures. The LCEs may also incorporate azobenzene to thereby also enhance the phototropic properties of the LCE.