Phase diagrams and morphology of polymer dispersed liquid crystals based on nematic-liquid-crystal–monofunctional-acrylate mixtures

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 2310-2316

  Roussel, Frédérick ^a   Buisine, Jean Marc ^a   Maschke, Ulrich ^b   Coqueret, Xavier ^b   Benmouna, Farida ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TLEMCEN   (Algeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; COALESCENCE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; MORPHOLOGY; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE;

ETHYL HEXYL ACRYLATE; FLORY-HUGGINS THEORY; ISOTROPIC MIXING; MAIER-SAUPE THEORY;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 0034239004     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.2310     Document Type: Article

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