Effect of solvent and plasticizers on the rheology and morphology of a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer with low temperature transitions

Polymer

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1259-1272

  Drappel, S ^a   Sundararajan, P R ^a   Rudin, A ^b  

^a XEROX RESEARCH CENTRE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Liquid crystal; Plasticizer

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GLASS TRANSITION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PLASTICIZERS; RHEOLOGY; THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; LOW MELTING TRANSITION; THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMER;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 0031097464     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(96)00541-1     Document Type: Article

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