Atom-transfer radical polymerization to synthesize novel liquid crystalline diblock copolymers with polystyrene and mesogen-jacketed liquid crystal polymer segments

Journal of Polymer Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-15

  Zhang, Hailiang ^a   Tu, Yingfeng ^a   Wan, Xinhua ^a   Zhou, Qi Feng ^a   Woo, E M ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atom transfer radical polymerization; Diblock copolymer; Liquid crystalline behavior; Mesogen jacketed liquid crystal polymer

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; GLASS TRANSITION; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYSTYRENES; PROTONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ATOM-TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPES (POM);

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0036525362     PISSN: 10229760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020660230497     Document Type: Article

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