Extended chain lamellae self-assembled in liquid crystal phase of soluble polydiacetylenes through chain segregation

Journal of Polymer Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-6

  Wang, Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONFORMATIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYACETYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EXTENDED CHAIN LAMELLAE; FRANK ELASTIC CONSTANT ANISOTROPY; LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 0034156341     PISSN: 10229760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10965-006-0097-9     Document Type: Article

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