Index
A
p-Acetoxybenzoic acid, 556
Actuators
macro-scaled, 378
micro-scaled, 381–387
Aircraft, 22, 23
Alignment, 8, 10, 16, 20, 21
Aliphatic polyamides, 6
Alkynylbenzene
discotic hyperbranched polymers, 86
discotic side-chain polymers, 74–75
Amphiphile octyl gallate, 332
Amphiphilic LCPs, 7–8
Anisotropic LC gels, RMs
alignment modification and electric fieldinduced light scattering, 110–111
basic principles and characteristics,
108–110
conductive fiber and film, 113
responsive gels, 114
surface modifications, 111–113
Anisotropic LC networks, RMs
advanced composites, 107–108
alignment media, 100–101
basic principles and characteristics, 99–100
conductive films, 102–104
optical components, 101–102
optical polarizers, for color tunable film,
104–105
photo-and electro-luminescence, 104–106
stimuli-responsive actuators, 107–109
Anisotropy, 8, 14, 17, 19
Aromatic copolyester, 18
Aromatic ether groups, 563
Aromatic LCPs, 17
Atomic force microscope (AFM) imaging, 468
Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP),
45–49, 426, 429, 454
Azobenzene(s), 363, 395, 398, 419, 425, 428,
430, 432, 434, 436, 438, 439, 441
helicoidal deformation, 472
irradiation, 457
light induced isomerization, 460
light-induced reorientation, 472
macromolecular architecture, 453–456
main-chain oligomers, 411
mechanical response, 471
nematic glass sheet response, 473
photochemistry, 450–453
photoinduced anisotropy, 458
photoinduced deformation, 470
photoinduced linear contraction, 470
photoisomerization, 469
SRG, 459
trans-cis-trans isomerization cycles, 457
B
Benzene, 63–65
Biological liquid crystals
advantages, 279
film casting of cholesteric collagen
solutions, 307–308
flow birefringence, 301–304
mesophases, 279, 280
silk spinning, 308–309
structural proteins, 278
vs. synthetic LC, 279
Birefringence, 16, 20
Bis (benzylidene), 395, 398
2,6-Bis[vanillylidene] cyclohexanone (BVCH),
568, 569
Block copolymers, 175
lamellar morphology, 176
microphase separation, 176
morphologies, 176, 177
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A
p-Acetoxybenzoic acid, 556
Actuators
macro-scaled, 378
micro-scaled, 381–387
Aircraft, 22, 23
Alignment, 8, 10, 16, 20, 21
Aliphatic polyamides, 6
Alkynylbenzene
discotic hyperbranched polymers, 86
discotic side-chain polymers, 74–75
Amphiphile octyl gallate, 332
Amphiphilic LCPs, 7–8
Anisotropic LC gels, RMs
alignment modification and electric fieldinduced light scattering, 110–111
basic principles and characteristics,
108–110
conductive fiber and film, 113
responsive gels, 114
surface modifications, 111–113
Anisotropic LC networks, RMs
advanced composites, 107–108
alignment media, 100–101
basic principles and characteristics, 99–100
conductive films, 102–104
optical components, 101–102
optical polarizers, for color tunable film,
104–105
photo-and electro-luminescence, 104–106
stimuli-responsive actuators, 107–109
Anisotropy, 8, 14, 17, 19
Aromatic copolyester, 18
Aromatic ether groups, 563
Aromatic LCPs, 17
Atomic force microscope (AFM) imaging, 468
Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP),
45–49, 426, 429, 454
Azobenzene(s), 363, 395, 398, 419, 425, 428,
430, 432, 434, 436, 438, 439, 441
helicoidal deformation, 472
irradiation, 457
light induced isomerization, 460
light-induced reorientation, 472
macromolecular architecture, 453–456
main-chain oligomers, 411
mechanical response, 471
nematic glass sheet response, 473
photochemistry, 450–453
photoinduced anisotropy, 458
photoinduced deformation, 470
photoinduced linear contraction, 470
photoisomerization, 469
SRG, 459
trans-cis-trans isomerization cycles, 457
B
Benzene, 63–65
Biological liquid crystals
advantages, 279
film casting of cholesteric collagen
solutions, 307–308
flow birefringence, 301–304
mesophases, 279, 280
silk spinning, 308–309
structural proteins, 278
vs. synthetic LC, 279
Birefringence, 16, 20
Bis (benzylidene), 395, 398
2,6-Bis[vanillylidene] cyclohexanone (BVCH),
568, 569
Block copolymers, 175
lamellar morphology, 176
microphase separation, 176
morphologies, 176, 177
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L. Zhu, C. Y. Li (eds.), Liquid Crystalline Polymers, Polymers and Polymeric
Composites: A Reference Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43350-5
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