Wide Temperature Range Azobenzene Nematic and Smectic LC Materials
摘要:
We have developed a series of azobenzene liquid crystals (azo LC) compounds, both multicomponent as well as single component, that possess room temperature nematic and smectic phases. Some of these materials have a wide mesophase temperature range which makes them useful for a variety of practical applications. Two main strategies were used for controlling the temperature range of these mesogenic azo LC materials: 1) chemical modification of azobenzene molecules with different terminal pendants; and 2) development of multicomponent compositions. These materials were highly photosensitive exhibiting nonlinear refraction and transmission at nanowatt/microwatt power levels. Physical, electro- and nonlinear-optical parameters of many of these materials have been characterized in detail.
[EN] IN-SITU ADJUSTABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS<br/>[FR] LENTILLE INTRAOCULAIRE AJUSTABLE IN SITU
申请人:ALCON INC
公开号:WO2020208501A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-15
The present disclosure provides an intralocular-lens (IOL) or ophthalmic device including an optic and at least one haptic, at least a portion of which is formed from a photoresponsive shape memory polymer network, such as a polydomain azo liquid crystalline polymer network (PD-LCN). The present disclosure further provides systems and methods for adjusting the position of such an IOL or other ophthalmic device using polarized laser radiation.