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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
David Coates, Merley, GB;
Owain Llyr Parri, Poole, GB;
Simon Greenfield, Poole, GB;
Martin David Tillin, Poole, GB;
Mark John Goulding, Poole, GB;
Patrick Nolan, Poole, GB;
Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung, Darmstadt, DE;
Abstract
An electrooptical system is disclosed in which a PDLC film is positioned between 2 electrode layers. The PDLC film contains a liquid crystal mixture forming microdroplets in an optically isotropic, transparent polymer matrix. The liquid crystal mixture comprises one or more compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R, A.sup.1, A.sup.2, Z.sup.1, Z.sup.2, X.sup.1, X.sup.2, Q, Y and n are as herein defined, and one or more reactive liquid crystalline compounds. The PDLC film exhibits improved switching times, especially at low temperatures.