Computational thermodynamics of multiphase polymer-liquid crystal materials

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 325-339

  Das, Susanta K ^a   Rey, Alejandro D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Morphology; Multiphase materials; Polymer liquid crystal; Texture; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE SEPARATION;

DROPLET PATTERNS; MULTIPHASE MATERIALS; ORDERING-TEXTURING; POLYMER DROPLETS;

THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33750428246     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2005.10.009     Document Type: Article

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