New cellulose derivatives composites for electro-optical sensors

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 159-165

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

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b Centro de Fisica da Materia Condensada   (Portugal)

^c PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Electro optical cells; Electro optical properties; Ester and ether cellulose derivatives; Liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

DERIVATIVES; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SENSORS;

ACETOXYPROPYLCELLULOSE (APC); HYDROXYPROPYLCELLULOSE (HPC); SOLID FILMS;

CELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SENSORS;

EID: 33846799330     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2006.07.029     Document Type: Article

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