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
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;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2008 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1925-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1099-4742
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2008.4590497
