DocumentCode
2432185
Title
Optical properties of a new inorganic liquid crystal
Author
Ramella-Roman, Jessica C. ; Wilson, Otto C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Catholic Univ. of America, Washington, DC
fYear
2008
fDate
21-23 July 2008
Firstpage
77
Lastpage
78
Abstract
We measured the optical properties of a new inorganic liquid crystal material. By changing the synthesization process AlFe colloidal rods approximately 200-400 nm in length and ellipsoidal platelets 2000-5000 nm in diameter can be created. In this paper we show that the optical properties of this new material change with its exposure to an external magnetic field making it particularly suitable for medical diagnostic applications.
Keywords
aluminium alloys; biomedical materials; colloidal crystals; iron alloys; liquid crystals; patient diagnosis; AlFe; colloidal rods; inorganic liquid crystal; medical diagnostic applications; optical properties; radius 1000 nm to 2500 nm; synthesization process; Biomedical optical imaging; Colloidal crystals; Crystalline materials; Inorganic materials; Liquid crystals; Magnetic fields; Magnetic materials; Magnetic properties; Medical diagnosis; Optical materials;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2008 Digest of the
Conference_Location
Acapulco
ISSN
1099-4742
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1925-8
Electronic_ISBN
1099-4742
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSST.2008.4590497
Filename
4590497
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