Isotropic-to-nematic transition in liquid-crystalline heteropolymers: II. Side-chain liquid-crystalline polymers

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 18, Issue 41, 2006, Pages 9359-9374

  Wessels, Paul P F ^a,b   Mulder, Bela M ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

^b ABN AMRO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC LINES; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

HETEROPOLYMERS; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS; MESOGENIC UNITS; STEREOCHEMICAL CONSTRAINTS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33749452837     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/18/41/004     Document Type: Article

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