Nanocrystalline cellulose for covert optical encryption

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Yu Ping ^a   Chodavarapu, Vamsy P ^a   Kirk, Andrew G ^a   Andrews, Mark P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

chiral nematic; circular dichroism; encryption; iridescence; liquid crystal; nanocrystalline cellulose

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CELLULOSE FILMS; CHROMOPHORES; CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; DICHROISM; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NANOCELLULOSE; NANOCRYSTALS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CHIRAL NEMATICS; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED LIGHT; IRIDESCENCE; NANOCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; NANOCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE(NCC); OPTICAL BRIGHTENING AGENTS; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; ZETA POTENTIAL ANALYSIS;

CRYPTOGRAPHY;

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CHROMOPHORES; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DISPERSIONS; FLUORESCENCE; IRIDESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL ACTIVITY; PICEA; ZETA POTENTIAL; DICHROISM;

EID: 84864185482     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JNP.6.063516     Document Type: Article

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