Liquid crystal/clay mineral composites

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 93-108

  Kawasumi, Masaya ^a   Hasegawa, Naoki ^a   Usuki, Arimitsu ^a   Okada, Akane ^a  

^a Rd Management Section   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clay mineral; Electro optical effect; Liquid crystal; Memory effect

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CLAY MINERALS; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROOPTICAL MATERIALS; GLASS; INDIUM; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; POSITIVE IONS; SEDIMENTATION; TIN COMPOUNDS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL/CLAY MINERAL COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

CLAY MINERAL; LIQUID CRYSTAL; REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 0032743101     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-1317(99)00029-0     Document Type: Article

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