Novel liquid crystal resins for stereolithography - processing parameters and mechanical analysis

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 8-17

  Ullett, J S ^a   Schultz, J W ^a   Chartoff, R P ^b  

^a GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; GLASS TRANSITION; LITHOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOMERS; RAPID PROTOTYPING; THERMAL EXPANSION;

LIQUID CRYSTAL REACTIVE MONOMERS; LIQUID CRYSTAL RESINS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 0033689639     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540010309840     Document Type: Article

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