Chiral self-assembled solid microspheres: a novel multifunctional microphotonic device

Adv Mater. 2011 Dec 22;23(48):5773-8. doi: 10.1002/adma.201102828. Epub 2011 Nov 15.

Abstract

Solid chiral microspheres with unique and multifunctional optical properties are produced from cholesteric liquid crystal-water emulsions using photopolymerization processes. These self-organizing microspheres exhibit different internal configurations of helicoidal structures with radial, conical or cylindrical geometries, depending on the physicochemical characteristics of the precursor liquid crystal emulsion.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Colloids / chemistry
  • Emulsions
  • Equipment Design
  • Glass
  • Lasers
  • Light
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Materials Testing
  • Microscopy / methods
  • Microspheres*
  • Optical Tweezers*
  • Optics and Photonics / methods
  • Photons
  • Polymers / chemistry

Substances

  • Colloids
  • Emulsions
  • Polymers