High resolution transmission electron microscopy of liquid crystalline polymers

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-130

  Hudson, S D ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

DIFFRACTION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; REVIEW; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031947722     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0294(98)80003-4     Document Type: Article

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