Abstract: The invention relates to a security marking whose level of proof against forgery is greater than that of known security markings, comprising liquid-crystalline material with chiral phase, wherein the security marking is imperceptible to the eye and the properties of the liquid-crystalline material with chiral phase can be detected with the aid of detection systems.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing organopolysiloxane/polyurea/polyurethane block copolymers, and also to the use of the organopolysiloxane/polyurea/polyurethane block copolymers prepared by means of the process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing organopolysiloxane/polyurea/polyurethane block copolymers, and also to the use of the organopolysiloxane/polyurea/polyurethane block copolymers prepared by means of the process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a security marking whose level of proof against forgery is increased relative to known security markings, comprising liquid-crystalline material with chiral phase, wherein present within the security marking are at least two liquid-crystalline materials with chiral phase which differ in at least one property selected from the group consisting of handedness, color and color flop and which are arranged in the form of a structured or unstructured marking or a multilayer marking or in the form of liquid-crystalline pigments in a liquid-crystalline matrix, or wherein there is at least one liquid-crystalline material with chiral phase whose reflection band has been broadened by means of special techniques, or wherein there is at least one liquid-crystalline material with chiral phase which has a defined three-dimensional arrangement.

Abstract: A mixture of crosslinkable liquid-crystalline substances having a chiral phase (LC mixture), containing polymerizable groups, where at least 90% of the polymerizable groups are part of molecules containing at least two polymerizable groups (crosslinker molecules), wherein from 3.2 to 15 mmol of polymerizable groups are present per g of LC mixture. The crosslinked pigments show little color shift in the presence of solvents or upon application to substrate different temperatures.

Abstract: Crosslinkable LC organosiloxanes exhibiting excellent UV stability, contain units of the general formula 1 [RbMescSiO(4−b−c)/2]  (1) in which R are C1-C4-alkyl radicals, Mes is at least one group of the general formula 2 and, if desired, of the general formula 3, b has the value 0, 1 or 2, and c has the value 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, with the proviso that the sum of the values of b and c is a maximum of 4, where the Mes groups of the general formulae 2 and 3 exhibit the following structure: —(CH2)p—(O)q—A—[B—A]r—E—F—VN  (2) —(CH2)m—(O)n—(A)t—Q—X  (3) in which A, B, Q, X, E, F, VN, m, p, n, q, t and r have the meanings given in claim 1, with the proviso that the LC organosiloxanes do not constitute a phenyl ester derivative of an aliphatic, aromatic or heteroaromatic carboxylic acids.

Abstract: The invention relates to mixtures containing pigments which comprise oriented three-dimensionally crosslinked substances having a liquid-crystalline structure with a chiral phase, and to the use of such mixtures. Pigment and matrix are matched to one another in such a way that on application of the mixture at different temperatures to a substrate, the lowest application temperature and highest application temperature differing by at least 10° C. and by not more than 150° C., there are no visually perceptible color differences of the pigmented paint on the substrate after drying.