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Properties and applications of liquid-crystalline main-chain polymers

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The development is reviewed of liquid-crystalline polymers whose mesophase formation derives from the nature of the chemical units in the main chain. The emphasis lies primarily on highly aromatic condensation polymers and their applications. The general properties of nematic phases formed by such polymers are surveyed and some chemical structures capable of producing nematic phases are classified in relation to their ability to form lyotropic and thermotropic systems. The synthesis, properties, physical structure and applications of two of the most important lyotropic systems and of a range of potentially important thermotropic polymers are discussed with particular reference to the production and use of fibres, films and anisotropic mouldings.

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Dobb, M.G., McIntyre, J.E. (1984). Properties and applications of liquid-crystalline main-chain polymers. In: Platé, N.A. (eds) Liquid Crystal Polymers II/III. Advances in Polymer Science, vol 60/61. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-12994-4_2

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