Thermodynamic Stability Analysis of Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Fibers

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1114-1121

  Rey, Alejandro D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SYNTHETIC FIBERS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

POLYMER COMPOSITES;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 0031121875     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie9604637     Document Type: Article

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