Phyllosilicates, 580
Physical properties, 18
Physicomechanical properties, 5, 16
Physiologic fluids, 267
Piezoelectric sensors, 21
Piezorheometer, 260, 261
Plastic crystal, 152
Polarized light microscope (PLM), 229,
232, 233
Pc(Tp) 4 samples, 222
POSS(Tp) 8 , 241
Py(Tp) 2 samples, 227
Poly[9,9-bis(2-ethylhexyl)fluorene2,7-diyl], 319
Poly(1,4-trans)-1,3-butadiene, 120–121
Poly(9,9-dialkylfluorene), 319
Poly(2-ethoxyhydroquinone-2bromoterephthaloyl) (EHBT)
nanocomposites, 582–584
Poly(4
0 -(methoxy)-2-vinylbiphenyl-4-methyl
ether), 45
Poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) (PMP), 524, 526
Poly(2,5-pyridinediyl), 319
Polyacrylate (PA), 524
Polyazomethine (PAM) nanocomposites,
585–586
Poly[bis(trifluoroethoxy phosphazene)]
(PTFEP), 524
Poly(butyl methacrylate) (PBMA), 469
Polycondensation, 9
Poly(di-n-alkylsilane)s, 125–127
Poly(di-n-alkylsiloxanes), 121–122
Polyesters, 6, 13, 18
Polyethylene glycol (PEG), 83
crystallization, 489, 490
Polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), 525
Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), 467, 525
Polyethylene (PE), 119–120, 524
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), 524
Polyfluorene, 322, 323
Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS),
219, 244
and columnar structures, 244
and triphenylene, 239
Poly(hexyl isocyanate), 186
Poly(hydroxybenzate-co-DOPO-benzenediol
dihydrodi-pheyl ether terephthalate)
(PHDDT), 561, 563
Polyimide(s), 560
Polyimide-based alignment layers, 100
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA), 524, 525
Polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC), 110,
395, 406, 435
Polymeric material, 16
Polymerization, 9. 11, 12, 17
Polymer stabilized liquid crystals (PSLC), 406
Polymer stabilized patterned vertical alignment
(PS-PVA), 101
Polymer viscoelasticity theory, 252
Polymethacrylates, 134
Poly(meth)acrylic azobenzene, 463
Poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), 427,
428, 466
Poly(n-alkyloxycarbonylmethylene)s, 127–128
Poly(oxybiphenyleneoxy-2,5dihexyloxyterephthaloyl) (OBDT)
nanocomposites, 585
Poly( p-hydroxybenzoic acid-co-6-hydroxy-2naphthioic acid) (HBA/HNA), 526
Poly( p-phenylene terephthalamide)
(PPTA), 526
Polypropylene (PP), 524
Poly( p-xylylene), 121
Polypyridine, 332
Polysiloxanes, 9, 10, 21
Polystyrene (PS), 524
Poly(styrene-b-(3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl
isocyanate)), 187
Poly(styrene-block-(2,5-bis[4-methoxyphenyl]
oxycarbonyl)styrene), 194–195
Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE), 120
Polythiophene, 333
Polytrifluoroethylene, 120
Poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA), 435
Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), 525
Polyvinyltrimethylsilane, 130
Porphyrin (Py), 219, 225, 227, 228, 237
lamellar crystals, 233
molecular sizes for, 233
square-shaped, 233
and triphenylene, 225
XRD results, 233
Positional order, 15
Processing, 11, 12, 17–21
R
Reactive mesogens (RMs), 97
anisotropic LC gels, 108–114
anisotropic LC networks, 99–108
mono-and di-functional RMs, 98
phase behavior of, 98
polymerization of, 98, 99
Reinforcement, TLCPs, see Thermotropic
liquid crystalline polymers (TLCPs)
Reported gas, 530
616
Index
Physical properties, 18
Physicomechanical properties, 5, 16
Physiologic fluids, 267
Piezoelectric sensors, 21
Piezorheometer, 260, 261
Plastic crystal, 152
Polarized light microscope (PLM), 229,
232, 233
Pc(Tp) 4 samples, 222
POSS(Tp) 8 , 241
Py(Tp) 2 samples, 227
Poly[9,9-bis(2-ethylhexyl)fluorene2,7-diyl], 319
Poly(1,4-trans)-1,3-butadiene, 120–121
Poly(9,9-dialkylfluorene), 319
Poly(2-ethoxyhydroquinone-2bromoterephthaloyl) (EHBT)
nanocomposites, 582–584
Poly(4
0 -(methoxy)-2-vinylbiphenyl-4-methyl
ether), 45
Poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) (PMP), 524, 526
Poly(2,5-pyridinediyl), 319
Polyacrylate (PA), 524
Polyazomethine (PAM) nanocomposites,
585–586
Poly[bis(trifluoroethoxy phosphazene)]
(PTFEP), 524
Poly(butyl methacrylate) (PBMA), 469
Polycondensation, 9
Poly(di-n-alkylsilane)s, 125–127
Poly(di-n-alkylsiloxanes), 121–122
Polyesters, 6, 13, 18
Polyethylene glycol (PEG), 83
crystallization, 489, 490
Polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), 525
Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), 467, 525
Polyethylene (PE), 119–120, 524
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), 524
Polyfluorene, 322, 323
Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS),
219, 244
and columnar structures, 244
and triphenylene, 239
Poly(hexyl isocyanate), 186
Poly(hydroxybenzate-co-DOPO-benzenediol
dihydrodi-pheyl ether terephthalate)
(PHDDT), 561, 563
Polyimide(s), 560
Polyimide-based alignment layers, 100
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA), 524, 525
Polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC), 110,
395, 406, 435
Polymeric material, 16
Polymerization, 9. 11, 12, 17
Polymer stabilized liquid crystals (PSLC), 406
Polymer stabilized patterned vertical alignment
(PS-PVA), 101
Polymer viscoelasticity theory, 252
Polymethacrylates, 134
Poly(meth)acrylic azobenzene, 463
Poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), 427,
428, 466
Poly(n-alkyloxycarbonylmethylene)s, 127–128
Poly(oxybiphenyleneoxy-2,5dihexyloxyterephthaloyl) (OBDT)
nanocomposites, 585
Poly( p-hydroxybenzoic acid-co-6-hydroxy-2naphthioic acid) (HBA/HNA), 526
Poly( p-phenylene terephthalamide)
(PPTA), 526
Polypropylene (PP), 524
Poly( p-xylylene), 121
Polypyridine, 332
Polysiloxanes, 9, 10, 21
Polystyrene (PS), 524
Poly(styrene-b-(3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl
isocyanate)), 187
Poly(styrene-block-(2,5-bis[4-methoxyphenyl]
oxycarbonyl)styrene), 194–195
Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE), 120
Polythiophene, 333
Polytrifluoroethylene, 120
Poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA), 435
Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), 525
Polyvinyltrimethylsilane, 130
Porphyrin (Py), 219, 225, 227, 228, 237
lamellar crystals, 233
molecular sizes for, 233
square-shaped, 233
and triphenylene, 225
XRD results, 233
Positional order, 15
Processing, 11, 12, 17–21
R
Reactive mesogens (RMs), 97
anisotropic LC gels, 108–114
anisotropic LC networks, 99–108
mono-and di-functional RMs, 98
phase behavior of, 98
polymerization of, 98, 99
Reinforcement, TLCPs, see Thermotropic
liquid crystalline polymers (TLCPs)
Reported gas, 530
616
Index