Photocontrol of supramolecular architecture in azopolymers: Achiral and chiral aggregation

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2564-2571

  Tejedor, Rosa M ^a   Serrano, Jose Luis ^b   Oriol, Luis ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Azopolymers; Liquid crystal polymers; Supramolecular chirality

Indexed keywords

AZOBENZENE CHROMOPHORE; AZOPOLYMERS; CHIROPTICAL PROPERTIES; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED LIGHT; NEMATIC COPOLYMER; PHOTO-INDUCED; PHOTOCONTROL; PLANAR CELLS; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYMERIC FILMS; SUPRAMOLECULAR ARCHITECTURES; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHIRALITY;

AZOBENZENE; CHIRALITY; CHROMOPHORES; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; DICHROISM; ENANTIOMERS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT SOURCES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYMERS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 68549092584     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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