Cross-linkable liquid crystal monomers containing hydrocarbon 1,3-diene tail systems

Macromolecules

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 2000, Pages 8549-8558

  Hoag, Benjamin P ^a   Gin, Douglas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DIENE;

MONOMERS;

EID: 0034317361     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma000812f     Document Type: Article

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