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Paperlike Microencapsulated Electrophoretic Materials and Displays

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Peter T. Kazlas  and
Michael D. McCreary
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Abstract

Microencapsulated electrophoretic (MEP) materials exhibit high optical reflectance and contrast, wide viewing angle, high resolution, and excellent image stability. MEP materials can be easily printed on large plastic sheets and laminated to a variety of electronic backplanes to construct displays. The combination of a MEP material with flexible transistor technologies enables displays that offer both the look and form of the printed page. This article reviews the basic architecture and properties of MEP materials and describes the integration of MEP materials with transistor backplanes to produce high-resolution, low-power, paperlike displays. Recent developments in ultrathin flexible displays are also reported.

Keywords

colloidal materialselectro-optic materialselectrophoretic materialsflat-panel displaysmicroencapsulated electrophoretic (MEP) materialsoptical propertiesultrathin flexible displays.
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Research Article
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MRS Bulletin , Volume 27 , Issue 11: Advanced Flat-Panel Displays and Materials , November 2002 , pp. 894 - 897
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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