Synthesis and properties of side-chain cholesteric liquid crystalline elastomers containing tetra-vinyl crosslinking units

Polymer Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 476-483

  Zhang, Bao Yan ^a   Hu, Jian She ^a   Wang, Ying ^a   Qian, Jian Hua ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cholesteric phase; Grandjean texture; Liquid crystalline elastomers

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; CROSSLINKING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MONOMERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

HYDROSILICATION REACTION; MESOMORPHIC PROPERTIES; SIDE CHAIN CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALLINE ELASTOMERS; TETRAVINYL CROSSLINKING UNITS; X RAY DIFFRACTION MEASUREMENTS;

ELASTOMERS;

EID: 0041939766     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.35.476     Document Type: Article

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