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    Synthesis and characterization of a semiflexible liquid crystalline polymer with a broad nematic region

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    In this paper, we report on the synthesis and detailed characterization of a new semiflexible nematic liquid crystalline polyester which could serve as a ‘model’ polyester for a variety of physical and physico-chemical investigations. The polymer is a nematic liquid over a wide temperature range-from the glass transition temperature at 95°C to the isotropic transition at 240°C. We expect this polyester to be particularly useful for studying the effect of flow on the orientation of liquid crystalline polymers, as well as the production and removal of disclinations

    GEL ENTRAPMENT AND MICRO-ENCAPSULATION: METHODS, APPLICATIONS AND ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES

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