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39.4L: Late‐News Paper : Negative A‐Plates Using Stretched Polystyrene
Author(s) -
Jiao Meizi,
Gauza Sebastian,
Li Yan,
Yan Jin,
Wu ShinTson,
Chiba Tsuyoshi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
sid symposium digest of technical papers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2168-0159
pISSN - 0097-966X
DOI - 10.1889/1.3256846
Subject(s) - polystyrene , materials science , expanded polystyrene , composite material , chemical physics , nanotechnology , polymer , chemistry
Negative A‐plates fabricated by mechanically stretching polystyrene are studied and their physical properties evaluated. A molecular model is developed to explain the underlying physical mechanisms. Examples of wide‐view liquid crystal displays using negative A‐plates are illustrated.