Dynamic coloration of polymerized cholesteric liquid crystal networks by infiltrating organic compounds

Yu Cao; Li Chong; Ke-Hui Wu; Lu-Qian You; Sen-Sen Li; Lu-Jian Chen

doi:10.3788/COL202220.091602

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