Back Cover: Reconfigurable Photonic Capsules Containing Cholesteric Liquid Crystals with Planar Alignment (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50/2015). Issue 50 (10th November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lee, Sang Seok; Kim, Su Kyung; Won, Jong Chan; Kim, Yun Ho; Kim, Shin‐Hyun
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie international edition. Volume 54:Issue 50(2015)
• Page Start: 15300
• Page End: 15300
• Publication Date: 2015-11-10
• Subjects: emulsions -- liquid crystals -- microcapsules -- microfluidics -- photonic devices; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201509872
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-7851

Abstract

Abstract : Reconfigurable photonic microcapsules were obtained through the microfluidic encapsulation of cholesteric liquid crystals (CLCs) with a double layer. In their Communication onpage 15266 ff., S.‐H. Kim and co‐workers show that the inner liquid shell induces the CLCs to adopt a planar alignment, while the microcapsules are stabilized by an outer elastic membrane. The CLC microcapsules show striking reflection colors, and their shape and optical properties can be easily reconfigured.