On the molecular anisotropy of liquid crystalline and flexible polymer systems

The demand for products of ever increasing quality or for novel applications has required increasing attention to or manipulation of the anisotropy of manufactured parts. Oriented plastics are used everywhere from recording film to automotive body parts to monofilament fishing line. Liquid crystals...

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Main Author: Van Horn, Brett L
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2004
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3118337