Citation
N. Mikami et M. Honma, Ferroelectric liquid crystal alignment films utilizing poly(DL-amino acid)s and fibrous proteins, KOBUNSH RON, 56(6), 1999, pp. 396-400
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU
ISSN journal
03862186
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Volume
56
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
396 - 400
Database
ISI
SICI code
0386-2186(1999)56:6<396:FLCAFU>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Poly(DL-amino acid)s (poly-DL-Leu, Ale, Gly, and Phe) and fibrous proteins
(fibroin, keratin, and sericin) are studied as alignment films for ferroele
ctric liquid crystal (FLC) devices. On the alignment film obtained from fib
roin, the average director of FLC molecules was oriented normal to the rubb
ing direction of the film, The optically inactive poly(Dr-alanine) film sho
wed the same orientation of FLCs.