Main-chain liquid crystalline polymers bearing periodically grafted folding elements
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چکیده
Inclusion of non-mesogenic pendant segments, such as alkyl, PEG and fluoroalkyl, at periodic intervals along the backbone main-chain LCPs, that contain flexible spacers, provides an interesting alternative to control mesophase structure layer periodicity.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Polymer Chemistry
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1759-9962', '1759-9954']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d0py01661f