Origin of iridescence in chiral nematic phase nanocrystalline cellulose for encryption and enhanced color

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7955, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Zhang, Yu Ping ^a   Chodavarapu, Vamsy P ^a   Kirk, Andrew G ^a   Andrews, Mark P ^a   Carluer, Melodie ^a   Picard, Gilles ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ahuntsic College   (Canada)

Author keywords

chiral nematic; encryption ink; iridescence; liquid crystal; nanocrystalline cellulose

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; CHIRAL NEMATIC PHASE; CHIRAL NEMATICS; ENCRYPTION INK; FLUID-PHASE; GRATING STRUCTURES; IRIDESCENCE; LASER DIFFRACTIONS; LIQUID CRYSTAL PHASE; LONG RANGE ORDERS; NANOCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; NANOCRYSTALLINES; ORDER FORMATION; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SECURITY APPLICATION; STEREOMICROSCOPY; TIME EVOLUTIONS; WOOD PULP;

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CRYPTOGRAPHY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; INK; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE SEPARATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

FLUIDS;

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION; INK; LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 79953677841     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.881492     Document Type: Conference Paper

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