Abstract
Side chain liquid crystal polyacrylates and polysiloxanes containing photochromic spiropyran moieties of different structures were synthesized. They exhibited photochromic properties substantially different from the properties of amorphous photochromic polymer. Kinetics of the reversible photochromic conversions as well as spectral properties of the polymers depended on temperature and phase conditions. Incorporation of spiropyran groups in a macromolecule in turn results in change of structure and physical properties of the mesophase. This was associated with the conformational changes accompanying the spiropyran → merocyanine conversion and with aggregation of the merocyanine form of the photochrome. Possible applications of the polymers for the imaging technologies will be discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1218 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, Proceedings of the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering |
| Volume | 59 |
| State | Published - 1988 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering - Fall Meeting - Los Angeles, CA, USA Duration: 26 Sep 1988 → 30 Sep 1988 |