An Investigation into the Molecular Orientation of Sheared Liquid Crystalline Boundary Films

Lubrication Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-252

  Nakano, Ken ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Effective viscosity; Electrorheological effect; Infrared adsorption spectroscopy; Liquid crystal; Molecular orientation; Surface anchoring

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

ELECTRORHEOLOGICAL EFFECTS; SURFACE ANCHORING;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0242720523     PISSN: 09540075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ls.3010150304     Document Type: Article

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