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Liquid‐crystalline polymers for fibres
Author(s) -
McIntyre J.E.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
makromolekulare chemie. macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 0258-0322
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19930690109
Subject(s) - thermotropic crystal , lyotropic , polymer , materials science , polymer science , copolymer , liquid crystalline , liquid crystal , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , composite material , optoelectronics
Recent advances in the development of liquid‐crystalline polymers for fibres are reviewed. The discussion of lyotropic systems concentrates upon poly(p‐phenylene terephthalamide) and its copolymer with 3,4′‐oxydiphenylene terephalamide units. The discussion of thermotropic systems identifies specific problems restricting the development of fibres and suggests some possible means of improvement.