Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals: Progress in preparation, investigation, and application

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1718-1735

  Bronnikov, Sergei ^a   Kostromin, Sergei ^a   Zuev, Vjacheslav ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystals; nanoparticles doped polymer dispersed liquid crystals; polymer dispersed liquid crystals; polymerization induced phase separation; solvent induced phase separation; thermally induced phase separation

Indexed keywords

HOLOGRAPHIC POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTAL; POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYMERIZATION-INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; SOLVENT-INDUCED PHASE SEPARATIONS; THERMALLY INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION;

NANOPARTICLES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHASE SEPARATION;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 84885338951     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2013.808926     Document Type: Article

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