Theoretical investigation on dynamics of photopolymerization-induced phase separation and morphology development in nematic liquid crystal/polymer mixtures

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 6429-6436

  Nwabunma, Domasius ^a   Chiu, Hao Wen ^a,b   Kyu, Thein ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

^b Gentex Optics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURES; DIFFUSION; ELASTICITY; FREE ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; MORPHOLOGY; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE SEPARATION; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS;

NEMATIC ORDERING; NETWORK ELASTICITY; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; SPATIO TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TIME DEPENDENT GINZBURG-LANDAU EQUATION;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0034294270     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1309537     Document Type: Article

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