Kinetic structures in multi-phase liquid-crystalline composite materials

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 201-206

  Das, Susanta K ^a   Rey, Alejandro D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microdomain structures; Multiphase; Phase diagram; Phase separation; Topological defects

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CORRELATION METHODS; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; KINETIC THEORY; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE SEPARATION; TENSORS; TOPOLOGY;

ISOTROPIC MIXING; MICRODOMAIN STRUCTURES; MULTIPHASE; TOPOLOGICAL DEFECTS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 12344252951     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020412331332613     Document Type: Conference Paper

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