Phase transitions of nematic gels immersed in a solution of nematogens

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1070-1076

  Matsuyama, Akihiko ^a,b  

^a Faculty of Engineering   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Equilibrium swelling; Mixed solvents; Nematic gel; Nematogen; Volume phase transitions

Indexed keywords

NEMATOGEN; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY; GEL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PHASE TRANSITION; THEORY;

EID: 20344393134     PISSN: 00319015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JPSJ.73.1070     Document Type: Article

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