Journal article
Polymer molecular weight and chain transfer during the photopolymerization of an aliphatic monoacrylate in a smectic liquid crystal
Polymer (Guilford), Vol.44(9), pp.2751-2759
2003
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(03)00009-0
Abstract
Polymer/liquid crystal (LC) composites offer a unique opportunity to study polymerizations in ordered media, specifically the potential effect mesophase order can have on polymer properties including molecular weight. To develop successful polymer/LC composites for display applications, it is important to understand the effect of mesophase order on polymer molecular weight in order to optimize the electro-optic (EO) properties of the polymer/LC composite. Polymer molecular weight may be influenced in a LC by changes in polymerization rate as LC order is modulated and by chain transfer. This work focuses on the photopolymerization of an aliphatic monoacrylate monomer, decyl acrylate (DA), both in the ordered LC phases of 8CB as well as in isotropic solutions with LC and co-solvent.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Polymer molecular weight and chain transfer during the photopolymerization of an aliphatic monoacrylate in a smectic liquid crystal
- Creators
- Demetrius T McCormick - Department of Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0076, USAZachary W Fordham - Department of Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0076, USAJennifer Smith - Department of Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0076, USAPhillip J McMullan - Department of Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0076, USAShelby F Thames - Department of Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0076, USAC Allan Guymon - Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1527, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Polymer (Guilford), Vol.44(9), pp.2751-2759
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0032-3861(03)00009-0
- ISSN
- 0032-3861
- eISSN
- 1873-2291
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2003
- Academic Unit
- Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984003904102771
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