Smectic liquid-crystalline physical gels. Anisotropic self-aggregation of hydrogen-bonded molecules in layered structures

Authors
Mizoshita, N Kutsuna, T Hanabusa, K Kato, T
Citation
N. Mizoshita et al., Smectic liquid-crystalline physical gels. Anisotropic self-aggregation of hydrogen-bonded molecules in layered structures, CHEM COMMUN, (9), 1999, pp. 781-782
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
13597345 → ACNP
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
781 - 782
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(19990507):9<781:SLPGAS>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Smectic liquid-crystalline states have been successfully gelled by low mole cular weight hydrogen-bonded molecules and anisotropic fibrous aggregates o f the gelling agents are obtained when the sol-gel transition occurs within the smectic temperature range.