公开(公告)号：US12012541B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-18

申请号：US17613858

申请日：2020-06-18

申请人： THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

发明人： Tiffany Wood ,  Navneeta Katyan

IPC分类号： G02F1/1333 ,  C09K19/02 ,  C09K19/54

CPC分类号： C09K19/544 ,  C09K19/0208

摘要： This invention relates to a gel comprising a colloid dispersed in a lyotropic nematic liquid crystal, the lyotropic nematic liquid crystal comprising defect lines formed by the colloid. The invention also relates to a method for making the gel comprising the steps of: (a) mixing a nematogen with a liquid and the colloid to form a resulting dispersion, and (b) applying shear to the resulting dispersion at a temperature such that a lyotropic nematic liquid crystal phase is formed. In addition, the invention relates to an adhesive, lubricant, ceramic, film, spray, gel, lotion, foam, nanowire, yarn, medical implant, wearable, bone graft material, 3D printing material, ink, agrochemical formulation, topical formulation, paint, coating, composite, energy storage material, advanced material, responsive composite, cosmetic product, personal care product, pharmaceutical or foodstuff comprising the gel.