Homogeneous reinforcement of liquid crystal monomers by compatible mesogenic polymers

The thermal and mechanical properties of Liquid Crystal Monomers (LCM) could be reinforced by a discrete amount of Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP) with compatible mesogenic moieties to establish a supramolecular homogeneous composite for improvement of LCM materials in display devices. Moreover, a hom...

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Published in:Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 2021-11, Vol.730 (1), p.1-8
Main Author: Hakemi, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blends
Display devices
enantiotropic
flexible polymer
liquid crystal
Liquid crystal polymers
Liquid crystals
main-chain LCP
Mechanical properties
MLC
Monomers
monotropic
Polymers
rigid-rod
Thermodynamic properties
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Summary:The thermal and mechanical properties of Liquid Crystal Monomers (LCM) could be reinforced by a discrete amount of Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP) with compatible mesogenic moieties to establish a supramolecular homogeneous composite for improvement of LCM materials in display devices. Moreover, a homogeneously dispersed LCP may induce an enantiotropic transition in monotropic LCM compounds. In this work, we studied the blends of a flexible nematic LCP with two LCM compounds as model systems. The results indicate that homogenous reinforcement of LCM with LCP is a valid concept and could lead to improvements in mesogenic, thermal, orientational and mechanical properties of LCM materials for application in LCD devices.
ISSN:1542-1406
1563-5287
1527-1943
DOI:10.1080/15421406.2021.1953287