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Molecular engineering of side‐chain liquid‐crystalline polymers by living cationic polymerization
Author(s) -
Percec Virgil,
Tomazos Dimitris
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19920040905
Subject(s) - materials science , cationic polymerization , polymer , copolymer , surface modification , polymerization , polymer chemistry , chain (unit) , side chain , living cationic polymerization , liquid crystalline , molecular engineering , polymer science , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , radical polymerization , composite material , engineering , physics , astronomy
Molecularly designed polymers with narrow polydispersities and well‐defined molecular weights, tailor‐made mesophases, and reactive systems that can be used for further functionalization or cross‐linking reactions are required for applications in areas as diverse as optical data storage, nonlinear optical systems and electro‐optic displays. Recent progress is discussed in the molecular engineering of side‐chain liquid‐crystalline polymers by living coationic polymerization, statistical and sequential copolymerization, and chain and functionalization reactions.