Numerical simulation of thermally induced phase separation in polymer-dispersed liquid crystals

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 10145-10152

  Teixeira, P I C ^a   Mulder, B M ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33644683751     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.472842     Document Type: Article

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