Hydrogels with a macroscopic-scale liquid crystal structure by self-assembly of a semi-rigid polyion complex

Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 503-511

  Liang Wu, Zii ^a   Kurokawa, Takayuki ^a   Gong, Jian Ping ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

hydrogels; liquid crystal; macroscopic structure; polyion complex; self assembly; semi rigid polyanion

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC STRUCTURE; ARTIFICIAL TISSUES; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; GELATION PROCESS; MACROSCOPIC STRUCTURE; MESOSCOPICS; MICROMETER LEVELS; MOLECULAR SELF ASSEMBLY; MULTIVALENT CATIONS; ORDERED STRUCTURES; ORGANIZED STRUCTURE; POLYANIONS; POLYCATIONS; POLYION COMPLEX; SELF ORGANIZED STRUCTURES; SELF-ASSEMBLE; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SEMI-RIGID; SUBMICROMETERS; SYMMETRIC STRUCTURES; TEREPHTHALAMIDES;

LIQUID CRYSTALS; MICROMETERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SELF ASSEMBLY; TISSUE;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 84861946080     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2012.74     Document Type: Article

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