The present invention relates to chiral anisotropic thermosetting resin comprising the reaction product of a liquid crystalline epoxy prepolymer and a chiral curing agent selected from the group consisting of chiral polyamines and chiral polycarboxylic acids. The invention is also directed to polymer dispersed liquid crystal composite containing a polymer continuous phase and a liquid crystal discontinuous phase characterized in that the polymer continuous phase contains a chiral anisotropic thermosetting resin comprising the reaction product of a liquid crystalline epoxy prepolymer and a chiral polycarboxylic acid curing agent as a compatible component of that phase. Methods of manufacturing the above polymer dispersed liquid crystal composites are also described.
本发明涉及手性各向异性热固性
树脂,该
树脂包含液晶环氧预聚物和手性固化剂的反应产物,手性固化剂选自由手性
多胺和手性多
羧酸组成的组。本发明还涉及含有聚合物连续相和液晶不连续相的聚合物分散液晶复合材料,其特征在于聚合物连续相含有手性各向异性热固性
树脂,该
树脂包括液晶环氧预聚物和手性聚
羧酸固化剂的反应产物,作为该相的相容组分。还描述了制造上述聚合物分散液晶复合材料的方法。