Liquid crystal compositions comprising a crude liquid crystal sample containing ions and polyamide particles are disclosed. Upon separation of the polyamide particles from the crude liquid crystal sample, a purified liquid crystal sample is produced, which shows a 1-2 reduction in ion concentration. Methods for carrying out purification processes are also disclosed.

The present invention provides a liquid crystal horizontal orientation agent, a horizontal orientation type liquid crystal composition, a horizontal orientation type LCD device and a method of fabricating the horizontal orientation type LCD device. In one embodiment, the liquid crystal molecule is horizontally oriented by the liquid crystal horizontal orientation agent without the rubbed orientation layer.

A problem is, in a liquid crystal film in which an alignment layer and a liquid crystal composition layer having homogeneous alignment are formed on a support substrate, to improve adhesion between the alignment layer and the liquid crystal composition layer, and durability under a severe environment such as high temperature and high humidity. A solution is a non-liquid crystalline polymerizable compound having a radically polymerizable group and a cationically polymerizable group in a molecule is simultaneously used as an antistripping additive in a polymerizable liquid crystal composition layer having homogeneous alignment.

A motor vehicle window having a composite structure having at least two window bodies and a light source. The motor vehicle window has an opaque frame disposed on top of the first window body in such a manner that the opaque frame encloses the second window body, the light source being fixed to a bottom side of the first window body.