Orientational ordering of bipolar nematic droplets in a stretched PVA matrix

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

Volumn 281, Issue , 1996, Pages 105-122

  Aphonin, O A ^a  

^a SARATOV STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

LC polymer interface; Nematic droplet director configuration; PDLC; Polymer orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542609120     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259608042237     Document Type: Article

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