US 12,129,353 B2
Cellulose-enabled orientationally ordered flexible gels
Andrew J. Hess, Louisville, CO (US); Qingkun Liu, Boulder, CO (US); and Ivan I. Smalyukh, Boulder, CO (US)
Assigned to The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (US)
Filed by The Regents of the University of Colorado, Denver, CO (US)
Filed on Nov. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/532,889.
Application 17/532,889 is a division of application No. 15/868,714, filed on Jan. 11, 2018, granted, now 11,180,627.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/444,896, filed on Jan. 11, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0153952 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. C08J 9/35 (2006.01); C08J 9/00 (2006.01); C08J 9/28 (2006.01); C09K 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC C08J 9/35 (2013.01) [C08J 9/28 (2013.01); C09K 5/14 (2013.01); C08J 9/0061 (2013.01); C08J 2205/02 (2013.01); C08J 2205/022 (2013.01); C08J 2205/024 (2013.01); C08J 2205/026 (2013.01); C08J 2205/06 (2013.01); C08J 2207/00 (2013.01); C08J 2301/02 (2013.01); C08J 2383/04 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A liquid crystal gel comprising:
a) a cellulosic matrix network formed of crosslinked nanocellulose material having a cross section of between about 3 nm and about 50 nm; and
b) one or more liquid crystal solvents,
wherein the one or more liquid crystal solvents are nematic liquid crystals.