Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5191923 | Polymer | 2005 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
Clearing temperatures, enthalpies and entropies, and the nature of mesophases were also analyzed through DSC and X-ray diffraction, carried out on unstrained elastomers. It was found that both the rigid-rod mesogens and the aliphatic portions of carboxylic acids contribute to stabilize the mesophase. Moreover, upon stretching, all the LCEs exhibited the polydomain-to-monodomain transition, which is typical of this class of materials.
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Authors
Veronica Ambrogi, Marta Giamberini, Pierfrancesco Cerruti, Piero Pucci, Nicola Menna, Rita Mascolo, Cosimo Carfagna,