Liquid Crystalline Polymers
The 2006 edition of this authoritative guide on liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) science was produced in response to the wealth of new material generated in the field. It takes the reader through the theoretical underpinnings to real-world applications of LCP technology in a logical, well-integrated manner. A chapter on liquid biopolymers has been introduced, whilst the in-depth discussion on applications describes not only maturing fields of high strength structural LCPs, but also a detailed analysis of the developing area of functional materials. The in-depth coverage and detailed glossary establishes this as an indispensable text for graduate students and researchers in the polymer field, as well as being of interest to those working in chemistry, physics and materials science.
- A comprehensive text aimed at explaining the fundamental science of liquid crystalline polymers to a broad audience
- A detailed glossary of terms, designed to aid specialists in polymers or liquid crystals
- Details the subject matter from theoretical underpinning through experimental observations to real-world applications
Product details
May 2006Hardback
9780521580014
604 pages
244 × 170 × 33 mm
1.16kg
251 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- 1. Liquid crystalline polymers: a brief history
- 2. Terminology and concepts
- 3. Stability of liquid crystalline polymers
- 4. Theories of liquid crystallinity in polymers
- 5. Local order and classification
- 6. Distortions and defects
- 7. Biological liquid crystalline polymers
- 8. Flow and applied fields
- 9. Processing and applications of structural liquid crystalline polymers
- 10. Applications of functional liquid crystal polymers.