Chain stiffness of liquid crystalline polyesters. 1. Characteristic ratio and persistence length

Computational and Theoretical Polymer Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 9-13

  Bicerano, Jozef ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Characteristic ratio; Liquid crystal; Polyester

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYCARBONATES; STIFFNESS;

ROTATIONAL ISOMERIC STATE METROPOLIS MONTE CARLO SIMULATION;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 0031622946     PISSN: 10893156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1089-3156(98)00012-9     Document Type: Article

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