Investigation of the photopolymerization-induced phase separation process in polymer dispersed liquid crystal

Polymer Testing

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 886-893

  Park, Sucheol ^a   Kim, Hyun Kyoung ^b   Hong, Jin Who ^b  

^a Q Sys Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

PDLC; Phase separation; Photopolymerization; Resistivity; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF CONVERSION; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; FORMATION PROCESS; FTIR ANALYSIS; LIQUID CRYSTAL PHASE; MONOMER CONVERSIONS; PDLC; PHASE-SEPARATION PROCESS; PHOTO-DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; PHOTO-DSC; PLASTICIZATION EFFECTS; POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYMERIZATION-INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; PREPOLYMERS; RESISTIVITY; RESISTIVITY DATA; TRANSMITTANCE MEASUREMENTS;

CRYSTALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MIXTURES; MONOMERS; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; TURBIDITY;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 77956230637     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2010.05.015     Document Type: Article

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