Strain-induced matrix and droplets anisotropic deformation in liquid crystalline cellulose dispersed liquid crystal films

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 13, Issue 4-6, 2006, Pages 477-486

  Filip, D ^a,b   Costa, I ^a,c   Figueirinhas, J L ^c,d   Godinho, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

^c Centro de Fisica da Materia Condensada   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Band texture; Cellulose liquid crystals; Dispersed liquid crystals; Light scattering; Liquid crystal ellipsoids; Optical microscopy

Indexed keywords

CASTING; CELLULOSE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SHEARING; THIN FILMS;

BAND TEXTURE; CELLULOSE LIQUID CRYSTALS; DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUID CRYSTAL ELLIPSOIDS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33746051378     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855406777408539     Document Type: Conference Paper

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