- LCE films - spin cast and photo-crosslinked
- Lyotropic LCE
- Photo-sensitive LCE
Finkelmann Group: Nematic main chain LCE
Griffin Group: Auxetic films
Mather Group: Shape-memory smectic LCE
Links to select literature references related to the materials available from the NLCMF are found here, organized in alphabetical order, by research group. Clicking on a researchers name will direct your browser to page with downloadable pdf files. General information about LC material characteristic may be found on the 'Currently Available Materials' page
- LCE films - spin cast and photo-crosslinked
- Cholesteric LCE
- LC gels
- Lyotropic LCE
- Photo-sensitive LCE
Broer Group: Self assembled vapor sensitive and photo-sensitive LCE films
Chien Group: Cholesteric LCE films for compliant mirror applications
Finkelmann Group: Cholesteric, nematic, & smectic LCE films
Ikeda Group: Photosensitive LCE films
Kornfield Group: Self-assembling LC gels
Palffy Group: Applied studies of LCE films
Urayama Group: Nematic LCE film
Zentel Group: Smectic ferroelectric LCE films & balloons
- Gold nanorods with an diameter between 15 to 20 nm and aspect ratios from 2 to 6
Kotov Group: Gold nanorods