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Patterned Hydrophobic Liquid Crystalline Fibers Fabricated from Defect Arrays of Reactive Mesogens via Electric Field Modulation.

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We have fabricated patterned fibers using a small-molecular-weight liquid crystal (LC) and reactive mesogens (RMs) under controlled electric fields in which defect arrays are generated depending on the electrode configuration.… Click to show full abstract

We have fabricated patterned fibers using a small-molecular-weight liquid crystal (LC) and reactive mesogens (RMs) under controlled electric fields in which defect arrays are generated depending on the electrode configuration. For this, the AC electric field with interdigitated electrodes is used to develop versatile defect structures of the LC phase. Hydrophobic LC network (LCN) fibers exhibiting porous morphologies have been made by removing the LC part after the polymerization of RM. The resulting LCN fibers show a surface tension reduction characteristic compared to the neat RM film and a sticky characteristic with the water droplet, suggesting a facile way to fabricate the hydrophobic surface that can be used in microdroplet transport.

Keywords: electric field; defect arrays; reactive mesogens; patterned hydrophobic; hydrophobic liquid

Journal Title: ACS applied materials & interfaces
Year Published: 2023

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