Fig. 6: Patterning of LCE thin-films and voxelization of mesogen alignment.

a Beside the alignment layer, the LCE synthesis mixture can be additionally patterned via photopatterning with a photomask. Reproduced from ref. ⁵⁷ with permission. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. b The direction of mesogens can be altered over the thickness of the sample by using differently aligning and patterned layers. Scale bars: 2.5 mm. Reproduced from ref. ⁵⁸. © 2022 The Authors. Advanced Intelligent Systems published by Wiley-VCH GmbH. c Two-photon polymerization allows for the fabrication of microstructures with voxelized mesogenic order. Scale bars: 50 µm. Reproduced from ref. ⁶⁵. © 2020 The Authors. Published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.