Thermally reversible materials based on thermosetting systems modified with polymer dispersed liquid crystals for optoelectronic application

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 17, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 835-840

  Tercjak, A ^a   Serrano, E ^a   Mondragon, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Light scattering; Morphology; Polymer dispersed liquid crystals; Thermally reversible materials; Thermosets

Indexed keywords

INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; STOICHIOMETRY;

EPOXY MATRIX; OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATION; POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTALS; THERMALLY REVERSIBLE MATERIALS;

THERMOSETS;

INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMOSETS;

CALORIMETRY; ELECTRONICS; EPOXY RESIN; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYSTYRENE; THERMOSETTING POLYMER;

EID: 33846389449     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: 10991581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.832     Document Type: Conference Paper

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