Mei X, Zhang J, Shen ZH, Wan XH (2012) Synthesis, liquid crystalline properties, and lithium
complexes of vinyl polymers with cyclic pendants containing ethylene oxide units. Polym Chem
3:2857–2866
Pan QW, Gao LC, Chen XF, Fan XH, Zhou QF (2007) Star mesogen-jacketed liquid crystalline
polymers with silsesquioxane core: synthesis and characterization. Macromolecules
40:4887–4894
Papkov VS, Ilina MN, Zhukov VP, Tsvankin DJ, Tur DR (1992) UNUSUAL PHASE-BEHAVIOR
OF SOME POLY(DIALKOXYPHOSPHAZENES). Macromolecules 25:2033–2040
Peng H, Chen Y, Chen L, He X, Li F (2010) Luminescent Mesogen jacketed poly(1-alkyne) bearing
lateral Terphenyl with Hexyloxy tail. J Polym Sci Part A Polym Chem 48:5679–5692
Percec V, Tomazos D (1992) Molecular engineering of side-chain liquid-crystalline polymers by
living cationic polymerization. Adv Mater 4:548–561
Pragliola S, Ober CK, Mather PT, Jeon HG (1999) Mesogen-jacketed liquid crystalline polymers
via stable free radical polymerization. Macromol Chem Phys 200:2338–2344
Pugh C, Schrock RR (1992) Synthesis of side-chain liquid-crystal polymers by living ring-opening
metathesis polymerization. 3. Influence of molecular-weight, interconnecting unit, and substituent on the mesomorphic behavior of polymers with laterally attached mesogens. Macromolecules 25:6593–6604
Qu W, Zhu XQ, Chen JH, Niu L, Liang DH, Fan XH, Shen ZH, Zhou QF (2014) Synthesis and
characterization of a Mesogen-jacketed polyelectrolyte. Macromolecules 47:2727–2735
Rosen BM, Wilson CJ, Wilson DA, Peterca M, Imam MR, Percec V (2009) Dendron-mediated selfassembly, disassembly, and self-organization of complex systems. Chem Rev 109:6275–6540
Rudick JG, Percec V (2008) Induced helical backbone conformations of self-organizable
dendronized polymers. Acc Chem Res 41:1641–1652
Tu HL, Zhang D, Wan XH, Chen XF, Liu YX, Zhang HL, Zhou QF (1999) Mesogen-jacketed
liquid crystalline polymer with flexible dicyclopentyl terephthalate as side group. Macromol
Rapid Commun 20:549–551
Tu HL, Wan XH, Liu YX, Chen XF, Zhang D, Zhou QF, Shen ZH, Ge JJ, Jin S, Cheng SZD (2000)
Self-assembly-induced supramolecular hexagonal columnar liquid crystalline phase using laterally attached nonmesogenic templates. Macromolecules 33:6315–6320
Wan XH, Zhang F, Wu PQ, Zhang D, Feng XD, Zhou QF (1995) Characterization of the chain
stiffness for a mesogen-jacketed liquid-crystal polymer – poly(2,5-bis[(4-methoxybenzoyl)oxy]
styrene). Macromol Symp 96:207–218
Wan XH, Tu HL, Tu YF, Zhang D, Sun L, Zhou QF, Dong YP, Tang M (1999) Nitroxide-mediated
free radical synthesis of mesogen-jacketed liquid crystal polymers. Chin J Polym Sci
17:189–192
Wang X-J, Zhou Q-F (2004) Liquid crystalline polymers. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd,
Singapore
Wang XZ, Zhang HL, Shi DC, Chen JF, Wang XY, Zhou QF (2005) Synthesis of a novel star liquid
crystal polymer using trifunctional initiator via atom transfer radical polymerization. Eur Polym
J 41:933–940
Xu GZ, Wu W, Shen DY, Hou JN, Zhang SF, Xu M, Zhou QF (1993a) Morphological-study of
oriented films obtained from side-chain liquid-crystalline polymers. Polymer 34:1818–1822
Xu GZ, Wu W, Xu M, Zhou QF (1993b) Banded texture in oriented films of a side-chain liquidcrystalline polymer. J Polym Sci B Polym Phys 31:229–230
Xu YD, Yang Q, Shen ZH, Chen XF, Fan XH, Zhou QF (2009) Effects of mesogenic shape and
flexibility on the phase structures of mesogen-jacketed liquid crystalline polymers with bent side
groups containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole. Macromolecules 42:2542–2550
Xu YD, Qu W, Yang Q, Zheng JK, Shen ZH, Fan XH, Zhou QF (2012) Synthesis and characterization of mesogen-jacketed liquid crystalline polymers through hydrogen-bonding. Macromolecules 45:2682–2689
Yang Q, Jin H, Xu YD, Wang P, Liang XC, Shen ZH, Chen XF, Zou DC, Fan XH, Zhou QF (2009)
Synthesis, photophysics, and electroluminescence of mesogen-jacketed 2D conjugated copolymers based on fluorene-thiophene-oxadiazole derivative. Macromolecules 42:1037–1046
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complexes of vinyl polymers with cyclic pendants containing ethylene oxide units. Polym Chem
3:2857–2866
Pan QW, Gao LC, Chen XF, Fan XH, Zhou QF (2007) Star mesogen-jacketed liquid crystalline
polymers with silsesquioxane core: synthesis and characterization. Macromolecules
40:4887–4894
Papkov VS, Ilina MN, Zhukov VP, Tsvankin DJ, Tur DR (1992) UNUSUAL PHASE-BEHAVIOR
OF SOME POLY(DIALKOXYPHOSPHAZENES). Macromolecules 25:2033–2040
Peng H, Chen Y, Chen L, He X, Li F (2010) Luminescent Mesogen jacketed poly(1-alkyne) bearing
lateral Terphenyl with Hexyloxy tail. J Polym Sci Part A Polym Chem 48:5679–5692
Percec V, Tomazos D (1992) Molecular engineering of side-chain liquid-crystalline polymers by
living cationic polymerization. Adv Mater 4:548–561
Pragliola S, Ober CK, Mather PT, Jeon HG (1999) Mesogen-jacketed liquid crystalline polymers
via stable free radical polymerization. Macromol Chem Phys 200:2338–2344
Pugh C, Schrock RR (1992) Synthesis of side-chain liquid-crystal polymers by living ring-opening
metathesis polymerization. 3. Influence of molecular-weight, interconnecting unit, and substituent on the mesomorphic behavior of polymers with laterally attached mesogens. Macromolecules 25:6593–6604
Qu W, Zhu XQ, Chen JH, Niu L, Liang DH, Fan XH, Shen ZH, Zhou QF (2014) Synthesis and
characterization of a Mesogen-jacketed polyelectrolyte. Macromolecules 47:2727–2735
Rosen BM, Wilson CJ, Wilson DA, Peterca M, Imam MR, Percec V (2009) Dendron-mediated selfassembly, disassembly, and self-organization of complex systems. Chem Rev 109:6275–6540
Rudick JG, Percec V (2008) Induced helical backbone conformations of self-organizable
dendronized polymers. Acc Chem Res 41:1641–1652
Tu HL, Zhang D, Wan XH, Chen XF, Liu YX, Zhang HL, Zhou QF (1999) Mesogen-jacketed
liquid crystalline polymer with flexible dicyclopentyl terephthalate as side group. Macromol
Rapid Commun 20:549–551
Tu HL, Wan XH, Liu YX, Chen XF, Zhang D, Zhou QF, Shen ZH, Ge JJ, Jin S, Cheng SZD (2000)
Self-assembly-induced supramolecular hexagonal columnar liquid crystalline phase using laterally attached nonmesogenic templates. Macromolecules 33:6315–6320
Wan XH, Zhang F, Wu PQ, Zhang D, Feng XD, Zhou QF (1995) Characterization of the chain
stiffness for a mesogen-jacketed liquid-crystal polymer – poly(2,5-bis[(4-methoxybenzoyl)oxy]
styrene). Macromol Symp 96:207–218
Wan XH, Tu HL, Tu YF, Zhang D, Sun L, Zhou QF, Dong YP, Tang M (1999) Nitroxide-mediated
free radical synthesis of mesogen-jacketed liquid crystal polymers. Chin J Polym Sci
17:189–192
Wang X-J, Zhou Q-F (2004) Liquid crystalline polymers. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd,
Singapore
Wang XZ, Zhang HL, Shi DC, Chen JF, Wang XY, Zhou QF (2005) Synthesis of a novel star liquid
crystal polymer using trifunctional initiator via atom transfer radical polymerization. Eur Polym
J 41:933–940
Xu GZ, Wu W, Shen DY, Hou JN, Zhang SF, Xu M, Zhou QF (1993a) Morphological-study of
oriented films obtained from side-chain liquid-crystalline polymers. Polymer 34:1818–1822
Xu GZ, Wu W, Xu M, Zhou QF (1993b) Banded texture in oriented films of a side-chain liquidcrystalline polymer. J Polym Sci B Polym Phys 31:229–230
Xu YD, Yang Q, Shen ZH, Chen XF, Fan XH, Zhou QF (2009) Effects of mesogenic shape and
flexibility on the phase structures of mesogen-jacketed liquid crystalline polymers with bent side
groups containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole. Macromolecules 42:2542–2550
Xu YD, Qu W, Yang Q, Zheng JK, Shen ZH, Fan XH, Zhou QF (2012) Synthesis and characterization of mesogen-jacketed liquid crystalline polymers through hydrogen-bonding. Macromolecules 45:2682–2689
Yang Q, Jin H, Xu YD, Wang P, Liang XC, Shen ZH, Chen XF, Zou DC, Fan XH, Zhou QF (2009)
Synthesis, photophysics, and electroluminescence of mesogen-jacketed 2D conjugated copolymers based on fluorene-thiophene-oxadiazole derivative. Macromolecules 42:1037–1046
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