Effect of liquid crystal structures on photopolymerization-induced phase separation behavior as determined from simultaneous resistivity and turbidity measurements

Photopolymerization and phase separation behavior during the formation of polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) were investigated by simultaneous resistivity and turbidity measurements. This method provides information on the rate and degree of polymerization and liquid crystal (LC) phase separation. Using this experimental method, we investigated the effect of LC structures on photopolymerization and phase separation behavior during the process of PDLC formation.