Studies on the texture of nematic solutions of rodlike polymers. 2. development and relaxation of loop disclinations

Macromolecules

Volumn 32, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 7172-7182

  Tan, Zhanjie ^a   Diao, Beibei ^a   Berry, Guy C ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYAMIDES; RELAXATION PROCESSES; TEXTURES;

POLYPHENYLENE BENZOBISTHIAZOLE; POLYPHENYLENE TEREPHTHALAMIDE;

SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0033204786     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma990807f     Document Type: Article

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