Abstract
Side-chain liquid crystal polyacrylates and polysiloxanes containing different photochromic spironaphthoxazine side groups were synthesized. Thermodynamic, spectral and kinetic properties of the polymers were investigated. The structure of the mesophase is discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 677-686 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Liquid Crystals |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1990 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank Professor Ernst Fischer for stimulating discussions. Support from the German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development is gratefully acknowledged.