SOLUBILITY OF LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE SIDE-CHAIN POLYMERS IN SMECTIC-A SOLUTIONS

Authors
LAFFITTE JD ACHARD MF HARDOUIN F NGUYEN HT SIGAUD G
Citation
Jd. Laffitte et al., SOLUBILITY OF LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE SIDE-CHAIN POLYMERS IN SMECTIC-A SOLUTIONS, Liquid crystals, 17(4), 1994, pp. 487-498
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Liquid crystals → ACNP
ISSN journal
02678292
Volume
17
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
487 - 498
Database
ISI
SICI code
0267-8292(1994)17:4<487:SOLSPI>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
We describe and analyse in this paper the behaviour of solutions of si de-chain liquid crystalline polymers (LCP) in molecular compounds in t heir smectic A phases. We give evidence for a straight correlation bet ween phase separation and the difference in smectic layer spacings of the components of the binary system. In addition, making use of materi als containing fluorinated segments, we show that fluorocarbon moietie s greatly enhance the incompatibility of the mixture.