Studies on the phase transition and thermal stability of Xydar and Zenite series liquid crystalline polymers

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 841-856

  Chung, Tai Shung ^a,b   Jin, Xing ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ANNEALING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GLASS TRANSITION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PYROLYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CRYSTAL MESOPHASE TRANSITION; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPY; XYDAR; ZENITE;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 0033742406     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.11213     Document Type: Article

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