conformational entropy at the I ! N transition seems to be compensated to some
extent by the increase in the free volume.
The macromolecular concept of Staudinger implies that the physical properties
of polymers may be determined not only by the chemical nature of the molecule,
but more significantly by the spatial configuration of the entire molecule. As
indicated in this work, flexible chain molecules may indeed take isotropic random
coil, partially ordered nematic, and the most stable crystalline conformation in
response to the thermodynamic requirement of the environment. I should like to
dedicate this article to his excellent foresight [54] and pioneering contribution to
polymer science [55–57].
Acknowledgment The author thanks Professor Hidemine Furuya for valuable suggestions and
help in preparing this manuscript.
References
1. Mingos DMP (ed) (1999) Liquid crystals I, II. Springer, Berlin
2. Demus D, Goodby J, Gray GW, Spiess HW, Vill V (eds) (1998) Handbook of liquid crystals.
Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
3. Ciferri A (ed) (1991) Liquid crystallinity in polymers. Wiley-VCH, New York
4. Vorla ¨nder D (1927) Z Phys Chem 126:449–472
5. Roviello A, Sirigu A (1982) Makromol Chem 183:895–904
6. Sirigu A (1991) In: Ciferri A (ed) Liquid crystallinity in polymers. Wiley-VCH, New York,
Chap. 7
7. Imrie CT, Luckhurst GR (1998) In: Demus D, Goodby J, Grey GW, Spiess HW, Vill V (eds)
Handbook of liquid crystals. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
8. Imrie CT (1999) Liquid crystal dimers. In: Mingos DMP (ed) Liquid crystals II. Springer,
Berlin
9. Staudinger H (1961) Arbeitserinnerungen. Hu ¨thig, Heidelberg
10. Blumstein RB, Stickles EM, Gauthier MM, Blumstein A, Volino F (1984) Macromolecules
17:177–183
11. Davidson P (1999) In: Mingos DMP (ed) Liquid crystals II. Springer, Berlin
12. Abe A, Furuya H (1989) Macromolecules 22:2982–2987
13. Abe A, Furuya H, Shimizu RN, Nam SY (1995) Macromolecules 28:96–103
14. Abe A, Furuya H, Nam SY, Okamoto S (1995) Acta Polym 46:437–444
15. Marcelja S (1974) J Chem Phys 60:3599–3604
16. Luckhurst GW (1979) Molecular Field Theories of Nematics In: Luckhurst GW, Gray GW (eds)
The Molecular Physics of Liquid Crystals. Academic Press, London
17. Emsley JW, Luckhurst GR, Stockley CP (1982) Proc R Soc Lond A 381:117–138
18. Samulski ET, Dong RY (1982) J Chem Phys 77:5090–5096
19. Abe A, Kimura N, Nakamura M (1992) Makromol Chem Theory Simul 1:401–413
20. Flory PJ (1969) Statistical mechanics of chain molecules. Wiley, New York
21. Mattice WL, Suter UW (1994) Conformational theory of large molecules. Wiley, New York
22. Abe A (1984) Macromolecules 17:2280–2287
23. Centore R (2009) Liq Cryst 36:239–245
24. Abe K, Furuya H, Abe A (1987) Polymer Preprints Jpn 36:916
25. Emsley JW, Luckhurst GR, Shilstone GN, Sage I (1984) Mol Cryst Liq Cryst (Lett)
102:223–233
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extent by the increase in the free volume.
The macromolecular concept of Staudinger implies that the physical properties
of polymers may be determined not only by the chemical nature of the molecule,
but more significantly by the spatial configuration of the entire molecule. As
indicated in this work, flexible chain molecules may indeed take isotropic random
coil, partially ordered nematic, and the most stable crystalline conformation in
response to the thermodynamic requirement of the environment. I should like to
dedicate this article to his excellent foresight [54] and pioneering contribution to
polymer science [55–57].
Acknowledgment The author thanks Professor Hidemine Furuya for valuable suggestions and
help in preparing this manuscript.
References
1. Mingos DMP (ed) (1999) Liquid crystals I, II. Springer, Berlin
2. Demus D, Goodby J, Gray GW, Spiess HW, Vill V (eds) (1998) Handbook of liquid crystals.
Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
3. Ciferri A (ed) (1991) Liquid crystallinity in polymers. Wiley-VCH, New York
4. Vorla ¨nder D (1927) Z Phys Chem 126:449–472
5. Roviello A, Sirigu A (1982) Makromol Chem 183:895–904
6. Sirigu A (1991) In: Ciferri A (ed) Liquid crystallinity in polymers. Wiley-VCH, New York,
Chap. 7
7. Imrie CT, Luckhurst GR (1998) In: Demus D, Goodby J, Grey GW, Spiess HW, Vill V (eds)
Handbook of liquid crystals. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
8. Imrie CT (1999) Liquid crystal dimers. In: Mingos DMP (ed) Liquid crystals II. Springer,
Berlin
9. Staudinger H (1961) Arbeitserinnerungen. Hu ¨thig, Heidelberg
10. Blumstein RB, Stickles EM, Gauthier MM, Blumstein A, Volino F (1984) Macromolecules
17:177–183
11. Davidson P (1999) In: Mingos DMP (ed) Liquid crystals II. Springer, Berlin
12. Abe A, Furuya H (1989) Macromolecules 22:2982–2987
13. Abe A, Furuya H, Shimizu RN, Nam SY (1995) Macromolecules 28:96–103
14. Abe A, Furuya H, Nam SY, Okamoto S (1995) Acta Polym 46:437–444
15. Marcelja S (1974) J Chem Phys 60:3599–3604
16. Luckhurst GW (1979) Molecular Field Theories of Nematics In: Luckhurst GW, Gray GW (eds)
The Molecular Physics of Liquid Crystals. Academic Press, London
17. Emsley JW, Luckhurst GR, Stockley CP (1982) Proc R Soc Lond A 381:117–138
18. Samulski ET, Dong RY (1982) J Chem Phys 77:5090–5096
19. Abe A, Kimura N, Nakamura M (1992) Makromol Chem Theory Simul 1:401–413
20. Flory PJ (1969) Statistical mechanics of chain molecules. Wiley, New York
21. Mattice WL, Suter UW (1994) Conformational theory of large molecules. Wiley, New York
22. Abe A (1984) Macromolecules 17:2280–2287
23. Centore R (2009) Liq Cryst 36:239–245
24. Abe K, Furuya H, Abe A (1987) Polymer Preprints Jpn 36:916
25. Emsley JW, Luckhurst GR, Shilstone GN, Sage I (1984) Mol Cryst Liq Cryst (Lett)
102:223–233
120
A. Abe