Liquid crystal composition

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE:A liquid crystal composition useful in the preparation of, e.g., display devices, sensors and biomembrane materials, prepared by mixing a cellulose ether with a specified organic compound. CONSTITUTION:An organic compound having both a plurality of linear hydrophobic groups or at least one linear hydrophobic group having a rigid straight part in the chain and a quat. ammonium group (e.g., a compound of formula I, II, or III) in mixed with a cellulose ether (of a viscosity-average MW of about 3,000-170,000 and an average number of moles of added ether groups per anhydroglucose unit >= about 1.6) in a weight ratio of about 1/0.1-0.9. The obtained composition(a white to light yellow solid) can be molded into a membane and has a property of liquid crystal in the temperature range of -20-200 deg.C.

Inventors

• 👤 Takayuki Ogata
• 👤 緒方　隆之
• 👤 Hiroyuki Yanagi
• 👤 裕之 柳
• 👤 Hikari Horimoto
• 👤 光 堀本

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