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LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS
by Xin-Jiu Wang (Avery Research Center, USA) & Qi-Feng Zhou (Peking University, China)
This textbook consists of six chapters. The first chapter highlights the concept of liquid crystals, including chemical structure, phase classification, defect and texture, and continuum theory. It has been carefully written to meet the needs of readers who do not specialize in liquid crystals. The second chapter is related to the theoretical description of liquid crystalline polymers, networks, and gels, which deals with subjects such as the formation of liquid crystallinity in the polymer system, the phase transition and phase diagram, the molecular weight effect, chain conformation, physics properties, etc. In Chapter 3, the molecular engineering of liquid crystalline polymers is introduced. The molecular composition and the molecular weight play essential roles in the molecular design, which are reviewed in detail. In addition, some unusual liquid crystalline polymers are discussed. Chapter 4 is devoted to the phase identification of liquid crystalline polymers. The techniques involved cover polarizing microscopy, thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, and other areas. Chapters 5 and 6 summarize the properties and applications of liquid crystalline polymers: Chapter 5 deals mainly with mechanical performance in fiber and composites; Chapter 6 presents the elasticity, viscosity and rheology of liquid crystalline polymers, as well as other important properties.
Contents:
- Liquid Crystal States of Matter
- Theories of Liquid Crystalline
Polymers
- Molecular Engineering of Liquid Crystalline Polymers
- Characterization of Liquid Crystalline Polymers
- Liquid Crystalline Polymers as High Performance Fiber and Structural Materials
- Physical Properties and Applications of Liquid Crystalline Polymers
Readership: Researchers and college upper-level undergraduates and graduates
majoring in liquid crystalline polymers and LCDs.
“Their book is a most useful resource for approaching a large literature that even a specialist needs help to assimilate. It covers many widely separated areas — synthetic chemistry to theoretical physics, fundamental science to applications.”
Professor Mark Warner
Cavendish Laboratory
Cambridge, UK |
| 388pp |
Pub. date: Apr 2004 |
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