In situ and ex situ syntheses of magnetic liquid crystalline materials: A comparison

Polymers

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 448-462

  Riou, Ophelie ^a,b   Zadoina, Lacramioara ^a,b   Lonetti, Barbara ^a   Soulantica, Katerina ^b,c   Mingotaud, Anne Françoise ^a   Respaud, Marc ^b,c   Chaudret, Bruno ^b,c   Mauzac, Monique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b INSA   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Artificial muscle; Liquid crystal polymer; Magnetic hybrid; Metallic nanoparticles; Polymer magnets

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; COBALT PRECURSORS; IN-SITU; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE COMPOSITE; MAGNETIC CHARACTERISTIC; MAGNETIC HYBRID; MAGNETIC LIQUIDS; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; POLYMER MAGNETS; SYNTHESIS METHOD;

COBALT; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DECOMPOSITION; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; NANORODS;

NANOMAGNETICS;

EID: 84861790856     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym4010448     Document Type: Article

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