Liquid-Crystalline Physical Gels Formed by the Aggregation of Trans-(1R,2R)-Bis(Dodecanoylamino)Cyclohexane in a Thermotropic Nematic Liquid Crystal. Phase Behavior and Electro-Optic Properties

Abstract
Liquid-crystalline physical gels have been obtained by the self-association of hydrogen-bonded molecules in a room-temperature nematic liquid crystal. Thermoreversible three states, isotopic liquid, normal (isotropic) gel, and anisotropic gel can be achieved for these mixtures. Electro-optic properties of the anisotropic gels have been examined with a twisted nematic cell.