3D Liquid Crystal Framework Enclosing Dual Compartments
Yang‐yang Zhao, Huan‐jun Lu, Helgard Ebert, Xiang‐bing Zeng, Chunlan Ma, Feng Liu, Carsten Tschierske, Goran Ungar · 2026
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Description
Yang-yang Zhao and seven co-authors report a liquid crystal phase with two separate storage spaces, in a 2026 paper. The material self-organizes into a three-dimensional framework. Its struts are aromatic rods joined by hydrogen bonds. Those joints act as flexible hinges. Two kinds of side chains fill the frame's cages.
Oily chains and fluorine-rich chains sit in different cages. Each cage is a stretched eight-faced cell of the tetragonal frame. Keeping the two chain types apart is the novelty. The authors call it the first multi-color micellar liquid crystal of its kind. The phase can also switch form in a martensitic-style transition. Soft, dynamic frameworks with paired compartments may follow from this design. Such materials could host separate guests in separate spaces.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yang‐yang Zhao, Huan‐jun Lu, Helgard Ebert, Xiang‐bing Zeng, Chunlan Ma, Feng Liu, Carsten Tschierske, Goran Ungar |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |