Theory and simulation of gas diffusion in cholesteric liquid crystal films

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 293, Issue , 1997, Pages 87-109

  Rey, Alejandro D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cholesteric liquid crystals; Gas diffusion; Mass transfer; Thin films

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343570675     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259708042767     Document Type: Article

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