Theory of microphase separation on side-chain liquid-crystalline polymers with flexible spacers

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-42

  Hernandez Jimenez M ^a,b   Westfahl Jr , H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE LUZ SÍNCROTRON   (Brazil)

Author keywords

61.30.Vx polymer liquid crystals; 64.70.Md transitions in liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CHAIN LENGTH; CONFORMATIONS; MICROPHASE SEPARATION; POLYMER MELTS; POLYMERIZATION;

NEMATIC ORDERING.; POLYMER LIQUID CRYSTALS; SPINODAL STABILITY;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; LIQUID CRYSTAL; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS;

ACRYLATES; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PHYSICS; POLYMERS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 34250155276     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: 1292895X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2006-10083-3     Document Type: Article

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