The present invention comprises the steps of contacting a boron nitride nanotube and a stabilizer in a solvent, and removing a portion of the solvent to obtain a liquid crystal composition including a liquid crystal in which at least a portion of the stabilizer is adsorbed on the surface of the boron nitride nanotube.

A diacetylene-based lyotropic liquid crystal mixture according to an embodiment includes by mixing diacetylene-based compounds containing iodide and triiodide Chemical Formula 1 and Chemical Formula 2. The lyotropic liquid crystal mixture may be prepared by synthesizing an [X]—C—R.sub.m-[D]-R.sub.n compound, synthesizing an [A.sup.+X.sup.−]—C—R.sub.m-D-R.sub.n compound, and synthesizing an [A.sup.+B.sup.−]—C—R.sub.m-D-R.sub.n compound. A thin polarizing film may be prepared through simple coating of a lyotropic liquid crystal mixture prepared by mixing diacetylene-based compounds containing iodide and triiodide.

The response of biological cells to applied stress is central to the functioning of living systems. The present disclosure is directed to systems, compositions and methods for rapidly reporting biomechanical properties of cells or cellular organelles at a single cell or population level.

Glycine betaine based liquid crystal comprising in dry matter at least: 80 to 99.5% by weight of glycine betaine, and 0.5 to 20% by weight of a non-ionic water soluble tensioactive system having a HLB value equal to 12 or more than 12,
whereby the weight ratio glycine betaine/non-ionic water soluble tensioactive system is greater than 10,
said glycine betaine and said non-ionic water soluble tensioactive being solubilized in water for forming the glycine betaine based liquid crystal.

A diacetylene-based lyotropic liquid crystal mixture according to an embodiment includes by mixing diacetylene-based compounds containing iodide and triiodide Chemical Formula 1 and Chemical Formula 2. The lyotropic liquid crystal mixture may be prepared by synthesizing an [X]—C—R.sub.m-[D]-R.sub.n compound, synthesizing an [A.sup.+X.sup.−]—C—R.sub.m-D-R.sub.n compound, and synthesizing an [A.sup.+B.sup.−]—C—R.sub.m-D-R.sub.n compound. A thin polarizing film may be prepared through simple coating of a lyotropic liquid crystal mixture prepared by mixing diacetylene-based compounds containing iodide and triiodide.

The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) medium comprising polymerisable compounds, to a process for its preparation, to its use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, and to LC displays comprising it.

The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) medium comprising polymerisable compounds, to a process for its preparation, to its use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, and to LC displays comprising it.

The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) medium comprising polymerisable compounds, to a process for its preparation, to its use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, and to LC displays comprising it.

The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) medium comprising polymerisable compounds, to a process for its preparation, to its use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, and to LC displays comprising it.

The present invention provides a novel non-lamellar liquid crystal-forming composition. An aspect of the present invention is a non-lamellar liquid crystal-forming composition comprising a fatty acid ester and a phospholipid. The fatty acid ester has a hydrophilic group having one hydroxyl group or a salt thereof, and the fatty acid ester is a fatty acid ester having none of the structures represented by General Formulas (A) to (D) (where m is independently 1 or 2; a, b, c, and d are each independently a binding site to a hydrophilic group; n is 0, 1 or 2; and the wavy lines each independently mean an E-isomer or a Z-isomer).

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