Volume phasetransitions of gels in liquid crystal solvents

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 312, Issue , 1998, Pages 117-126

  Matsuyama, Akihiko ^a   Morii, Rie ^a   Kato, Tadaya ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Liquid crystal solvents; Mean field theory; Swelling of gel; Volume phase transitions

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SOLVENTS; SWELLING;

LIQUID CRYSTAL SOLVENTS; MEAN FIELD THEORY; VOLUME PHASE TRANSITION;

GELS;

EID: 0031628603     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259808042435     Document Type: Article

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