Three-dimensional shear-driven dynamics of polydomain textures and disclination loops in liquid crystalline polymers

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 837-863

  Klein, D Harley ^a,c   Leal, L Gary ^a   García Cervera, Carlos J ^b   Ceniceros, Hector D ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banded textures; Disclinations; Flow simulations; Gradient elasticity; Liquid crystalline polymers; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

BANDED TEXTURES; DISCLINATIONS; GRADIENT ELASTICITY;

ALGORITHMS; FLOW SIMULATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; SHEAR FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 43049131466     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.2890779     Document Type: Article

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