Chiral side-chain liquid crystalline polysiloxanes bearing fluorinated mesogens and cholesteryl groups

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 504-513

  Meng, Fanbao ^a   Lian, Jiao ^a   Zhang, Baoyan ^a   Sun, Yanhui ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chiral; Fluorinated polymers; Liquid crystalline polymers (LCP); Phase behavior; Polysiloxanes

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; MONOMERS; PHASE BEHAVIOR; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SILICONES;

CHOLESTERYL GROUPS; FLUORINATED MESOGENS; MESOMORPHIC TEMPERATURE;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 38549095992     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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