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The Processing of LC Thermosets in Orienting External Fields

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Hilmar Körner ,
Atsushi Shiota  and
Christopher K. Ober
Hilmar Körner
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science & Engineering Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Atsushi Shiota
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science & Engineering Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Christopher K. Ober
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science & Engineering Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Liquid crystals may possess macroscopically aligned structural, electrical and optical properties when oriented in external fields which leads to a wide range of applications including optical filters, displays, and data storage devices. Combining the properties of thermosets [1, 2] with the properties of liquid crystals (LC) is a logical step towards creating new materials. The development of liquid crystalline thermosets (LCT) has been motivated by their potential use in structural applications and the need for more adaptable polymeric materials with tunable strength and stiffness as well as tailored mechanical anisotropy. It is known that mechanical properties of conventional thermosets are determined by many factors including curing agent, filler, degree of cure, crosslink density, glass transition temperature, and accelerator. In LCT's all of these factors will ultimately be controlled by the both the molecular organization and orientation of the LC phase.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 425: Symposium I – Liquid Crystals for Advanced Technologies , 1996 , 149
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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