Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) materials are of interest both for their potential in
display technology and the fascinating science found in liquid crystals confined to small …

This article reviews the physics of colloidal dispersions in nematic liquid crystals as a novel
challenging type of soft matter. We first investigate the nematic environment of one particle …

Liquid crystals allow us to perform experiments that provide insight into fundamental
problems of modern physics, such as phase transitions, frustration, elasticity …

Essentially there are two variational theories of liquid crystals explained in this book. The
theory put forward by Zocher, Oseen and Frank is classical, while that proposed by Ericksen …

Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLC) are widely used for electro-optic applications such
as flexible displays, privacy windows or projection displays. Besides these applications, the …

A suspended particle with specific director anchoring on its surface introduces a complex
distortion field in a nematic liquid crystal matrix. Topological defects—disclination loops …

The measurement of the saddle-splay surface elastic constant K 24 in a nematic liquid
crystal is reported based on two independent deuterium nuclear-magnetic-resonance (2 H …

This brief Perspective focuses on recent advances in the design of functional soft materials
that are based on confinement of low molecular weight liquid crystals (LCs) within …

Covering numerous practical applications as yet not covered in any single source of
information, this monograph discusses the importance of viscous and elastic properties for …

By combining polymer‐dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) and holography, holographic PDLC
(H‐PDLC) has emerged as a new composite material for switchable or tunable optical …