Phase separation in mixtures of thermotropic liquid crystals and flexible polymers

Science in China, Series B: Chemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 128-136

  Zhang, Hongdong ^a   Lin, Zhiqun ^a   Yan, Dong ^a   Yang, Yuliang ^a,b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Liquid crystal; Molecular field theory; Phase equilibrium; Phase separation; Spinodal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009933297     PISSN: 10069291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02876403     Document Type: Article

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