An optical path control member according to an embodiment comprises: a first substrate; a first electrode disposed on the upper part of the first substrate; a second substrate disposed on the first substrate; a second electrode disposed on the lower part of the second substrate; and a light conversion unit disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The light conversion unit includes a partition wall portion and a receiving portion that are alternately disposed. The receiving portion changes light transmittance according to the application of voltage. The partition wall portion includes a base partition wall portion and a separating partition wall portion. A plurality of pores are disposed in at least one of the base partition wall portion or the separating partition wall portion. The density per unit area of partition material in the separating partition wall portion is less than the density per unit area of partition material in the base partition wall portion.

A total internal reflection-based display may be driven by an apparatus and method to move electrophoretically mobile particles into and out of an evanescent wave region to create static and video images. The apparatus may comprise one or more of a host microprocessor/controller, display controller, TIR display panel, frame buffer memory 1, frame buffer memory 2, host interface, temperature/environmental sensor, timing controller, look up table, power management integrated circuit or display panel interface.

A total internal reflection-based display may be driven by an apparatus and method to move electrophoretically mobile particles into and out of an evanescent wave region to create static and video images. The apparatus may comprise one or more of a host microprocessor/controller, display controller, TIR display panel, frame buffer memory 1, frame buffer memory 2, host interface, temperature/environmental sensor, timing controller, look up table, power management integrated circuit or display panel interface.

Provided is a black partition wall pattern film that comprises: a transparent substrate; an electrode layer provided on the transparent substrate; a black partition wall pattern provided on the electrode layer; and a black UV-curable resin layer provided in a region of the electrode layer where no black partition wall pattern is provided.

An electro-optic media includes either a plurality of microcapsules in a binder, a polymeric sheet containing sealed microcells, or droplets in a continuous polymeric phase. Each of the microcapsules, microcells, or droplets contain a dispersion that includes a plurality of charged composite particles and a suspending fluid, and the charged particles move through the suspending fluid under the influence of an electric field. The composite particles include one or more types of pigment particles that are at least partially coated with a polymeric material. Each of the binder, polymeric sheet, continuous polymeric phase, the charged composite particles, and the suspending fluid have an index of refraction, and a difference between the index of refraction of the composite particles and at least one of the binder, polymeric sheet, continuous polymeric phase, and solvent is less than or equal to 0.05 at 550 nm.

An electro-optic media includes either a plurality of microcapsules in a binder, a polymeric sheet containing sealed microcells, or droplets in a continuous polymeric phase. Each of the microcapsules, microcells, or droplets contain a dispersion that includes a plurality of charged composite particles and a suspending fluid, and the charged particles move through the suspending fluid under the influence of an electric field. The composite particles include one or more types of pigment particles that are at least partially coated with a polymeric material. Each of the binder, polymeric sheet, continuous polymeric phase, the charged composite particles, and the suspending fluid have an index of refraction, and a difference between the index of refraction of the composite particles and at least one of the binder, polymeric sheet, continuous polymeric phase, and solvent is less than or equal to 0.05 at 550 nm.

A display module and a display device are provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The display module includes a display panel, the display panel includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, at least one of the first surface and the second surface is a display surface, and the display module further includes an optical modulation structure arranged on at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the display panel. The optical modulation structure includes: a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate arranged opposite to each other, a charged particle arranged between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate, and a first transparent electrode structure arranged between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate and configured to form an electric field for driving the charged particle to move.

A display device includes a flexible display panel, a sealant, and a first reinforcing structure. The flexible display panel includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate, and a display medium layer disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate. Each of the lower substrate and the upper substrate has an edge region. A centerline of the flexible display panel is parallel to a short side of the flexible display panel. The sealant is disposed between the edge region of the lower substrate and the edge region of the upper substrate. The first reinforcing structure is disposed among the sealant, the edge region of the lower substrate, and the edge region of the upper substrate. The centerline of the flexible display panel passes through the first reinforcing structure, and the elastic modulus of the first reinforcing structure is greater than that of the sealant.

An electrophoretic medium is disclosed comprising four types of particles. The first type of particles has a first charge polarity. The second and third types of particles have a second charge polarity that is opposite to the first charge polarity. The electrophoretic medium further comprises, a first charge control agent, and a second charge control agent, the molecular structure of the first charge control agent including a quaternary ammonium group and a non-polar tail and the molecular structure of the second charge control agent including two or more polar groups, and a non-polar tail.

An electrophoretic medium is disclosed comprising four types of particles. The first type of particles has a first charge polarity. The second and third types of particles have a second charge polarity that is opposite to the first charge polarity. The electrophoretic medium further comprises, a first charge control agent, and a second charge control agent, the molecular structure of the first charge control agent including a quaternary ammonium group and a non-polar tail and the molecular structure of the second charge control agent including two or more polar groups, and a non-polar tail.