Optical textures observed during the shearing of thermotropic liquid-crystal polymers

Faraday Discussions of the Chemical Society

Volumn 79, Issue , 1985, Pages 149-160

  Alderman, N J ^a   MacKley, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASTICS - EXTRUSION; POLYMERS - OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SYNTHETIC FIBERS;

BIREFRINGENCE; ERICKSON-LESLIE THEORY; SKIN CORE EFFECT; THERMOTROPIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL POLYMERS; TRANSLATIONAL OSCILLATORY SHEAR;

CRYSTALS, LIQUID;

EID: 0022321435     PISSN: 03017249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/DC9857900149     Document Type: Article

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