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Liquid Crystal Nanoparticles- LCNANOP: A SONSII Collaborative Research Project

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

John William Goodby ,
Martin Bates ,
Isabel Saez ,
Ewa Gorecka ,
Heinz Kitzerow ,
Daniel Guillon ,
Bertrand Donnio ,
Jose-Luis Serrano  and
Robert Deschenaux
John William Goodby
Affiliation:
jwg500@york.ac.uk, York University, Chemistry, York, United Kingdom
Martin Bates
Affiliation:
mb530@york.ac.uk, York University, Chemistry, York, United Kingdom
Isabel Saez
Affiliation:
iss500@york.ac.uk, York University, Chemistry, York, United Kingdom
Ewa Gorecka
Affiliation:
gorecka@chem.uw.edu.pl, University of Warsaw, Chemistry, Warsaw, Poland
Heinz Kitzerow
Affiliation:
heinz.kitzerow@uni-paderborn.de, University of Paderborn, Chemistry, Paderborn, Germany
Daniel Guillon
Affiliation:
daniel.guillon@ipcms.u-strasbg.fr, University Louis Pasteur, IPCMS, Strasbourg, France
Bertrand Donnio
Affiliation:
bertrand.donnio@ipcms.u-strasbg.fr, University Louis Pasteur, IPCMS, Strasbourg, France
Jose-Luis Serrano
Affiliation:
joseluis@unizar.es, University of Zaragoza, Organic Chemistry, Zaragoa, Spain
Robert Deschenaux
Affiliation:
robert.deschenaux@unine.ch, University of Neuchatel, Chemistry, Neuchatel, Switzerland
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Abstract

LC-NANOP is an ESF EUROCORES SONS Collaborative Research Project that is addressing an innovative approach to self-organized nanostructures by combination of a variety of organic, inorganic and metal scaffolds with the unique self-organization properties of liquid crystals to obtain liquid crystal nano-particles. LC-NANOP is concerned with the synthesis, analysis, characterization, modeling and physico-chemical properties of super- and supra-molecular systems which are formed from a nano-particle as a central scaffold, surrounded by a layer of liquid crystal. The self-organization properties of the liquid crystal coating is the driving force leading to the self-assembly of the nano-particles into secondary or tertiary hierarchical structures, with emphasis on the systematic variation of nano-particle size, chirality, shape and functionality. This bottom-up approach to nano-structuring is very powerful as it combines the extraordinary variety of morphologies that liquid crystals present with the combination of functional entities, relevant for chemical, biological, optoelectronic, and photonic tasks, etc, to create ordered nano-structures that can be controlled by external stimuli.

Keywords

liquid crystalnanostructureorganic
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1134: Symposium BB – Polymer-Based Smart Materials–Processes, Properties and Application , 2008 , 1134-BB09-04
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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