Design, synthesis, and characterization of a combined main-chain/side-chain liquid-crystalline polymer based on ethyl cellulose

Cellulose

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 547-558

  Hu, Tianhui ^a   Xie, Helou ^a   Xiao, Jianbo ^a   Zhang, Hailiang ^a   Chen, Erqiang ^b  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DCC coupling; Liquid crystalline cellulose derivatives; Main chain side chain liquid crystalline polymer; Phase behavior; Supramolecular structures

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; SUPRAMOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SUPRAMOLECULAR STRUCTURES;

ANODIC OXIDATION; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; GELS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYMERS; RESONANCE; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

LIQUIDS;

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CRYSTALS; GELS; GRAVIMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIQUIDS; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMERS; RESISTIVITY; RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

CELLULOSE; COUPLING; LIQUID CRYSTAL; PERMEABILITY; SYNTHESIS; THERMAL STABILITY;

EID: 77952429296     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-009-9392-z     Document Type: Article

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