Liquid Crystalline and Mesomorphic Polymers
By: edited by Valery P. Shibaev, Lui Lam
Contributors: Lam, Lui
Series: Partially Ordered Systems; Partially ordered systems
Publisher: Springer New York
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 361
ISBN-13: 9781461383352; 9781461383338
Subjects: Organic Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry; Polymers; Chemistry; Crystallography
Description: With contributions by internationally renowned researchers, this book provides a comprehensive overview of recent developments in a new class of liquid-crystalline compounds. The book begins with discussions of the theoretical aspects of cholesteric phase formation in polymers. The next part discusses recent work on polymers with mesogenic side groups (their molecular architecture, phase behavior, and dynamics in external fields, as well as their properties in mixtures with low-mass liquid crystals). The final group of chapters deals with mesomorphic systems that do not contain mesomorphic groups (for example, derivatives of polyorganophosphasenes, cellulose, and graphitizable carbons), as well as polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal films (which have important practical applications), and the new and exotic bowl-shaped liquid-crystal materials. Interdisciplinary in its approach, the book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in polymer science, liquid-crystal research, and materials science.
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