Liquid crystal polymers: Evidence of hairpin defects in nematic main chains, comparison with side chain polymers

Journal of Molecular Structure

Volumn 383, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 11-18

  Li, M H ^a   Brulet A ^a   Keller, P ^a   Cotton, J P ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE LÉON BRILLOUIN   (France)

Author keywords

Hairpin defects; Liquid crystal polymers; Small angle neutron scattering

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030607050     PISSN: 00222860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2860(96)09261-7     Document Type: Article

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