Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.450, 255-265, 2006
Liquid-crystalline materials by the ionic self-assembly route
The novel synthesis method of Ionic Self-Assembly (ISA) for the production of thermotropic and lyotropic LC materials is presented and discussed at the hand of several examples. The use of this alternative synthesis route to well-defined and functional LC materials is discussed.
Keywords:ionic self-assembly;noncovalent interactions;novel LC materials;self-organisation;supramolecular chemistry