principles, 281
smectic phase, 180
soft mesophases, 275
Liquid crystal (LC) alignment
excitation of bonds, 504
6FDA-TeMPD polyimide photoreactivity,
504–512
glass transition temperatures, 498
HOMO and LUMO, 502
LCD, 494
LPUV irradiation, 497, 499
mechanical rubbing method, 494
mixed-layer packing (MLP), 502
polarization microscope, 504
polyimides with tetramethyl phenylene
diamine, 512–520
substituent effect of fluorine-containing
polyimides, 496
Liquid crystal displays (LCD), 494
Liquid crystalline (LC), 118
azobenzene polymers, 395
azo polymers, 403
Liquid crystalline block copolymers,
425–432, 480
bottom-up approach, 174
definition, 174
formation, 182
H-bonded, 204–208
mesogen jacketed, 193–196
rod coil BCP (see Rod coil BCPs
(RCBCPs))
side-chain, 197–204
top-down method, 174
Liquid crystalline brush-like block copolymers
(LCBBCs)
compositions of, 483
definition, 480
examples of, 481
morphologies of, 482
polydispersity index of, 483
SAXS diffractograms of, 485
synthesis of, 482
thermal properties of, 484
Liquid-crystalline elastomers (LCEs), 21, 396,
422, 432, 435, 442
Liquid crystalline polymer networks (LCNs),
10, 16, 23
Liquid-crystalline polymers (LCPs), 5, 97, 98,
101, 106, 109, 180, 464, 472
amphiphilic, 7
applications of, 22–23
banded patterns, 304–306
in biological materials, 278–279
chromophore blend, 398
comb-shaped, 6, 9
commercial, 12, 19
vs. crystalline, 535–540
crystal structure, 535
defect nucleation processes, 289–290
definition, 2
diffusivity, 540
discotic dendritic polymers, 87–88
discotic elastomers, 84–85
discotic hyperbranched polymers, 86–87
discotic main-chain polymers, 62–73
discotic metallomesogenic polymers, 88–89
discotic side-chain polymers, 74–84
enantiotropic, 8
flow birefringence of biological liquid
crystals, 301–303
gas diffusivity, 534, 543
gas permeability, 530, 540
gas permeation mechanism, 527–528
gas solubility, 530–534, 543
gas transport properties, 534–535
holographic storage, 461
Landau–de Gennes nematodynamics,
287–289
Leslie Ericksen nematodynamics, 285–287
linear viscoelasticity of lyotropic and
thermotropic, 296–301
liquid crystalline elastomers, 21
lyotropics, 5, 6, 276
main chain, 5, 6, 181
main-chain structural polymers, 277
mesogen-jacketed, 181
mesogens, 8–9
molecular stiffness, 277
nematodynamics, 283–284
non-amphiphilic, 8
optical memory disk, 460
origination, 276
photoresponsive (see Photoresponsive
liquid crystalline polymers)
physics, 13–15
processing of, 17–21
properties, 16–19
quadrupolar order parameter, 282–283
rigid, 5
side-chain, 5, 181, 277–278
statistical analysis, 529–530
synthesis of, 9–14
Index
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smectic phase, 180
soft mesophases, 275
Liquid crystal (LC) alignment
excitation of bonds, 504
6FDA-TeMPD polyimide photoreactivity,
504–512
glass transition temperatures, 498
HOMO and LUMO, 502
LCD, 494
LPUV irradiation, 497, 499
mechanical rubbing method, 494
mixed-layer packing (MLP), 502
polarization microscope, 504
polyimides with tetramethyl phenylene
diamine, 512–520
substituent effect of fluorine-containing
polyimides, 496
Liquid crystal displays (LCD), 494
Liquid crystalline (LC), 118
azobenzene polymers, 395
azo polymers, 403
Liquid crystalline block copolymers,
425–432, 480
bottom-up approach, 174
definition, 174
formation, 182
H-bonded, 204–208
mesogen jacketed, 193–196
rod coil BCP (see Rod coil BCPs
(RCBCPs))
side-chain, 197–204
top-down method, 174
Liquid crystalline brush-like block copolymers
(LCBBCs)
compositions of, 483
definition, 480
examples of, 481
morphologies of, 482
polydispersity index of, 483
SAXS diffractograms of, 485
synthesis of, 482
thermal properties of, 484
Liquid-crystalline elastomers (LCEs), 21, 396,
422, 432, 435, 442
Liquid crystalline polymer networks (LCNs),
10, 16, 23
Liquid-crystalline polymers (LCPs), 5, 97, 98,
101, 106, 109, 180, 464, 472
amphiphilic, 7
applications of, 22–23
banded patterns, 304–306
in biological materials, 278–279
chromophore blend, 398
comb-shaped, 6, 9
commercial, 12, 19
vs. crystalline, 535–540
crystal structure, 535
defect nucleation processes, 289–290
definition, 2
diffusivity, 540
discotic dendritic polymers, 87–88
discotic elastomers, 84–85
discotic hyperbranched polymers, 86–87
discotic main-chain polymers, 62–73
discotic metallomesogenic polymers, 88–89
discotic side-chain polymers, 74–84
enantiotropic, 8
flow birefringence of biological liquid
crystals, 301–303
gas diffusivity, 534, 543
gas permeability, 530, 540
gas permeation mechanism, 527–528
gas solubility, 530–534, 543
gas transport properties, 534–535
holographic storage, 461
Landau–de Gennes nematodynamics,
287–289
Leslie Ericksen nematodynamics, 285–287
linear viscoelasticity of lyotropic and
thermotropic, 296–301
liquid crystalline elastomers, 21
lyotropics, 5, 6, 276
main chain, 5, 6, 181
main-chain structural polymers, 277
mesogen-jacketed, 181
mesogens, 8–9
molecular stiffness, 277
nematodynamics, 283–284
non-amphiphilic, 8
optical memory disk, 460
origination, 276
photoresponsive (see Photoresponsive
liquid crystalline polymers)
physics, 13–15
processing of, 17–21
properties, 16–19
quadrupolar order parameter, 282–283
rigid, 5
side-chain, 5, 181, 277–278
statistical analysis, 529–530
synthesis of, 9–14
Index
613