Patent ID: 11891558
Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B | IPC B  C

Claim 11:
12. The composite of claim 1, wherein the mesogenic ligand-functionalized nanoparticles each comprise mesogenic ligands each having a structure of formula (I):, , wherein R1 and R7 are each independently selected from, C1-C8 alkoxy, and C1-C8 alkoxy substituted with an amine or thiol group; and
R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, hydroxyl, azido, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, C1-C12 alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, amino, substituted amino, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl and substituted heteroaryl and combinations thereof.