Effect of flexible spacer length on the phase transitions and mesophase structures of main-chain thermotropic liquid-crystalline polyesters having bulky pendent side groups

Macromolecules

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1670-1684

  Chang, Sukky ^a   Han, Chang Dae ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYESTERS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

FLEXIBLE SPACER LENGTH; MESOPHASE STRUCTURE; POLARIZING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; WIDE ANGLE X RAY DIFFRACTION;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 0031100351     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma961730n     Document Type: Article

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