Mean field theory for solutions of main-chain liquid crystalline polymers

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2023-2030

  Matsuyama, Akihiko ^a   Kato, Tadaya ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0041827714     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.476779     Document Type: Article

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