Influence of cross-linking density on volume phase transition of liquid crystalline gels in a nematogenic solvent

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 118, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 9854-9860

  Okuno, Yuko ^a   Urayama, Kenji ^a   Kohjiya, Shinzo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MIXING; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SWELLING; TEMPERATURE;

CROSSLINKING DENSITY; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE GELS; NEMATOGENIC SOLVENT; VOLUME PHASE TRANSITION;

GELS;

EID: 0038679465     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1569471     Document Type: Article

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