Thermostatic heating or cooling materials and method for making and using the materials are disclosed. The thermostatic materials may be usable as packaging material and may include a mixture of at least two materials which exhibit a liquid crystalline (LC) phase, or mesophase. Mixtures of two or more compatible LC components may provide a tunability for both operating temperature (temperature control) and latent heat of transition (cooling capacity).

This invention relates to a process for the preparation of monodisperse optical and shape anisotropic polymer particles comprising monomer units of at least one reactive mesogen, such particles per se, the use of these particles for the preparation of optical, electrooptical, electronic electrochemical, electrophotographic, electrowetting and electrophoretic displays and/or devices and security, cosmetic, decorative, and diagnostic applications, and electrophoretic fluids and displays.

The present invention relates to polymerizable liquid crystalline formulations and especially to an ink formulation for inkjet printing comprising 10 to 50% w/w of one or more polymerizable liquid crystalline compounds and 50 to 90% w/w of one or more organic solvents selected from the group of aliphatic ketones, cyclic ketones, alkyl ethers of ethylene glycol or propylene glycol, alkyl esters of menthyl or aromatic solvents.