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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2009
Ebru A. Buyuktanir, Wooster, OH (US);
Margaret W. Frey, Ithaca, NY (US);
John L. West, Hartville, OH (US);
Ebru A. Buyuktanir, Wooster, OH (US);
Margaret W. Frey, Ithaca, NY (US);
John L. West, Hartville, OH (US);
Kent State University, Kent, OH (US);
Abstract
A process for making a stimuli responsive liquid crystal-polymer composite fiber comprising mixing a liquid crystal, a polymer, and a solvent; processing the mixture in the presence of an electric potential across a collection distance; phase separating a polymer and said liquid crystal; and encapsulating said liquid crystal within said polymer. The fiber generally comprises a liquid crystal core and a polymer shell wherein the liquid crystal is responsive to chemical changes, thermal and mechanical effects, as well as electrical and magnetic fields. A liquid crystal containing fiber can be utilized as optical fibers, in textiles, and in optoelectronic devices.