Nematic-isotropic phase behaviours of polydisperse polymer/liquid crystal systems: Applicability of continuous thermodynamics

Fluid Phase Equilibria

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 102-108

  Choi, Jung Jin ^a   Bae, Young Chan ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Continuous thermodynamics; Molar mass distribution function; Nematic isotropic transition; Polydisperse polymer

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DISPERSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

CONTINUOUS THERMODYNAMICS; MOLAR MASS DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; NEMATIC-ISOTROPIC TRANSITIONS; POLYDISPERSE POLYMERS;

POLYSTYRENES;

COMPOSITION; DISPERSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 33745224736     PISSN: 03783812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fluid.2006.04.019     Document Type: Article

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