title: Phase separation of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals on a chemically patterned substrate.
abstract: The surface-induced structure formation of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) on a chemically patterned substrate was studied for the first time. The patterns on the substrate were successfully transferred to the PDLC film, resulting in alternating LC-rich and polymer-rich phases. This simple approach offers a new means of organizing micrometer-sized LC domains into well-ordered structures in a polymer matrix of PDLCs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jianfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Suck Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Yuliang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhiqun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lin