Liquid crystal polymer networks: Preparation, properties, and applications of films with patterned molecular alignment

Langmuir

Volumn 30, Issue 45, 2014, Pages 13499-13509

  Liu, Danqing ^a   Broer, Dirk J ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILM PREPARATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; LIQUIDS; MONOMERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERIZATION;

LIQUID CRYSTAL MONOMERS; MESOGENIC PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR ORDERING; PHOTO-INITIATED POLYMERIZATIONS; POLYMERIZATION PROCESS; STEP POLYMERIZATIONS; TRANSFLECTIVE DISPLAY; TRANSMISSIVE MODE;

MOLECULAR ORIENTATION;

EID: 84908678993     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la500454d     Document Type: Review

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