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Title:
WIDE RANGE LIQUID CRYSTAL PIGMENT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001261739
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a wide range liquid crystal pigment having no defects belonging to conventional technique and a method of producing the same, especially a method producing the same in an industrial scale.

This liquid crystal pigment is a liquid crystal material having at least a layer comprising a liquid crystal polymer having a helically twisted molecular structure in which the axis of the helix is oriented substantially vertical to a plane of the layer, and exhibits a circularly polarized light reflection and the bandwidth of the wavelength of the reflection of the pigment is >100 nm. This invention also relates to a method producing the pigment and methods using the pigment for an ornamental use, cosmetics and medical composition, optical use and a reflecting film or coating for crime prevention.


Inventors:
GOULDING MARK
KUNTZ MATTHIAS
VERRALL MARK
COATES DAVID
Application Number:
JP2001075848A
Publication Date:
September 26, 2001
Filing Date:
March 16, 2001
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Assignee:
MERCK PATENT GMBH
International Classes:
G02B5/26; C08F20/30; C09B67/20; C09K19/00; C09K19/02; C09K19/54; G02B5/30; G02F1/13363; (IPC1-7): C08F20/30; G02B5/26; G02B5/30; G02F1/13363
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kiyokazu