Side chain liquid crystal copolymers containing electron rich and electron deficient mesogenic groups. The synthesis and characterization of the poly[ω-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-oxy)alkyl methacrylate]s-co-poly[6-(4-butylazobenzene-4′-oxy)hexyl methacrylate]s

Polymer

Volumn 38, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 4951-4957

  Craig, Aileen A ^a   Imrie, Corrie T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enhanced liquid crystallinity; Noncovalent interactions; Side chain liquid crystal polymers

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLYMERS; COPOLYMERS; ENTROPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MESOGENIC GROUPS; SIDE CHAIN LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 0031237260     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(96)01096-8     Document Type: Article

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