Preparation and properties of cholesteric network polymers based on liquid crystalline epoxides

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 206, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 1718-1730

  Hartwig, Andreas ^a   Mahato, Tapan Kumar ^a,c   Kaese, Torsten ^b   Wöhrle, Dieter ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED MATERIALS IFAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c NAVAL MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Cationic polymerisation; Epoxide; Liquid crystalline; Network polymer; VCD

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC POLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERIZATION; EPOXY RESINS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; POLYETHERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATES;

EPOXIDES; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE; NETWORK POLYMERS; VIBRATIONAL CIRCULAR DICHROISM (VCD) SPECTRA;

MACROMOLECULES;

EID: 24944553530     PISSN: 10221352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/macp.200500198     Document Type: Article

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