Molecular dynamics simulation of the nematic melt of a p-hydroxybenzoic acid/2-hydroxy-6-naphthoic acid liquid crystalline copolyester

Macromolecules

Volumn 31, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 7682-7690

  Bharadwaj, Rishikesh K ^a   Boyd, Richard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLYMERS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; COPOLYMERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYESTERS; THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; X RAY SCATTERING;

HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; HYDROXYNAPHTHOIC ACID; RANDOM COPOLYMERS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 0032480728     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma9810565     Document Type: Article

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