Addition effects of imidazolium salts on mesophase structure and optical properties of concentrated hydroxypropyl cellulose aqueous solutions

Polymer Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 232-241

  Chiba, Ryotaro ^a   Ito, Mitsuhiro ^a   Nishio, Yoshiyuki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cholesteric pitch; HPC; Imidazolium salt; LCST behavior; Liquid crystal

Indexed keywords

ADDITION EFFECT; AMPHIPHILICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CHOLESTERIC PITCH; CLOUD POINTS; COUNTER ANIONS; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT; ELECTRO-OPTICAL; HELICAL PITCH; HPC; HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE; IMIDAZOLIUM; IMIDAZOLIUM SALT; ISOTROPIC SOLUTIONS; LOWER CRITICAL SOLUTION TEMPERATURE; LYOTROPICS; MESOPHASE FORMATION; MESOPHASE STRUCTURES; METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM SALTS; NONIONIC; ORGANOCATIONS; SALT-CONTAINING;

ALKYLATION; CELLULOSE; HYDROCARBONS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE SEPARATION; SALTS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

ALKYLATION; CONCENTRATION; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SEPARATION; STEROLS;

EID: 77949465136     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2009.338     Document Type: Article

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