Switchable glass is a new type of special photoelectric glass product with sandwich structure, which is composed of liquid crystal film and two layers of glass, glued by high temperature and high pressure. The user controls the transparency and opacity of the glass by controlling whether the current is on or off. The glass itself not only has the characteristics of all safety glass, but also has the privacy protection function of controlling whether the glass is transparent or not. Due to the characteristics of the liquid crystal film interlayer, the switchable glass can also be used as a projection screen to replace the ordinary curtain to present high-definition images on the glass.

Switchable glass and its daily maintenance

Switchable glass was invented and patented by researchers at Kent State University in the late 1980s. In China, people used to call switchable glass as intelligent electronic switchable glass, intelligent glass, liquid crystal glass, electronic control glass, color changing glass, PDLC glass, smart glass, magic glass, etc. Intelligent electronic control switchable glass began to enter the domestic market in 2003. Due to the high price and the lack of knowledge, it developed slowly in China in the next decade. With the sustained and rapid growth of the national economy and the rapid development of the domestic building materials market, the intelligent electronic control switchable glass has gradually been accepted by the construction and design industry and started to be applied on a large scale, With the further reduction of cost and market price, switchable glass has entered the application field of home decoration. I believe that this practical high-tech product will enter thousands of households in the near future.

What are the basic maintenance methods of switchable glass? 

The following is for reference.

1.Do not collide the glass surface with force at ordinary times. In order to prevent the glass surface from scratching, lay a tablecloth. When putting things on the switchable glass furniture, you should handle them with care and avoid collision.

2.In daily cleaning, wipe it with wet towel or newspaper. In case of stains, wipe it with a towel dipped in a little beer or warm vinegar. In addition, use the glass cleaning agent currently on the market. Avoid cleaning with strong acid-base solution. In winter, the surface of the glass is easy to frost. It can be cleaned with cloth soaked in salt or wine.

3.Using a cloth sprayed with detergent can also make the glass stained with oil to be clean. First of all, spray the special cleaning agent for the switchable glass, and then stick the preservative film to soften the solidified oil. After 15 minutes, tear off the preservative film, and then wipe it with a wet cloth. If you want to keep the switchable glass bright and clean, you must always clean it. If there is any writing on the glass, you can rub it with rubber soaked in water, and then wipe it with wet cloth. If there is paint on the glass, you can scrub it with cotton dipped in hot vinegar. If you wipe the glass with clean dry cloth dipped in alcohol, you can make it as bright as crystal.

4.Keep away from kitchens, such as stoves. In addition, avoid wetting. Stoves should be isolated from acid, alkali and other chemical reagents to prevent erosion and deterioration.

5.Switchable glass furniture placed in a more fixed place, do not randomly move back and forth, to place objects smoothly, heavy objects should be placed  at the bottom of the glass furniture, to prevent furniture center of gravity instability caused by overturning.

6.Once the patterned switchable glass is dirty, you can use a toothbrush dipped with detergent to wipe it in circles along the pattern. So the glass is clean and bright.

7.Glass serious scratches can not be repaired, if it is a very slight scratch can be repaired with the repair polishing wheel.