Devices that comprise novel, mesoscopically periodic materials that combine crystalline colloidal array (CCA) self-assembly with the temperature ined volume phase transitions of various materials, preferably poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a PNIPAM CCA is formed...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6097530?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6097530 - Method of using thermally switchable optical devices
Method of using thermally switchable optical devices