Liquid crystals in novel geometries prepared by microfluidics and electrospinning

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 549, Issue , 2011, Pages 69-77

  Liang, Hsin Ling ^a   Enz, Eva ^a   Scalia, Giusy ^a   Lagerwall, Jan ^a,b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXISYMMETRIC; BUILDING BLOCKES; COAXIAL ELECTROSPINNING; COLLOID CRYSTALS; CONTINUOUS PHASE; DEFECT CONFIGURATIONS; DEFECT-FREE; EXACT RESULTS; FIBER MAT; FUNCTIONALIZED; HOMEOTROPIC; HOMEOTROPIC ANCHORING; LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIALS; LIQUID CRYSTAL PHASE; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE; OUTER SURFACE; RESEARCH AND APPLICATION; SELECTIVE REFLECTION; SHELL THICKNESS; SPECIAL PROPERTIES; SPHERICAL GEOMETRIES; SPINNING PROCESS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; THIN POLYMERS;

DEFECTS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MICROFLUIDICS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

ELECTROSPINNING;

EID: 80053340946     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: 15635287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2011.581140     Document Type: Conference Paper

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