| The shear-induced isotropic-to-nematic phase transition of side chain liquid-crystalline polymers is studied theoretically. A modification of previous models of main-chain liquid crystals to the case of side chain liquid-crystalline polymers is proposed. Orientational and rheological properties of the model are studied in plane shear flow. Predictions of the present model agree qualitatively with experimental results [C. Pujolle-Robic, L. Noirez, Nature 409, 167 (2001)].
for LaTeX users @article{SHess2005-44,
author = {S. Hess and P. Ilg},
title = {On the theory of the shear-induced isotropic-to-nematic phase transition of side chain liquid-crystalline polymers},
journal = {Rheol. Acta},
volume = {44},
pages = {465-477},
year = {2005}
}
\bibitem{SHess2005-44} S. Hess, P. Ilg,
On the theory of the shear-induced isotropic-to-nematic phase transition of side chain liquid-crystalline polymers,
Rheol. Acta {\bf 44} (2005) 465-477.SHess2005-44
S. Hess, P. Ilg
On the theory of the shear-induced isotropic-to-nematic phase transition of side chain liquid-crystalline polymers
Rheol. Acta,44,2005,465-477 |
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