Thermotropic side-chain liquid crystalline copolymers containing both mono- And bisazobenzene mesogens: Synthesis and properties

Macromolecules

Volumn 38, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 9526-9538

  Cojocariu, Cristina ^a   Rochon, Paul ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CHROMOPHORES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLASTIC FILMS; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

DONOR GROUPS; FLEXIBLE SPACER; POLYMER FILMS; SMECTIC PHASE;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 28144455919     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma051455h     Document Type: Article

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