Open AccessA Review on Synthesis, Properties, of Liquid Crystal Dendrimers
Author(s) -
Zinah H. Aliand,
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Nasreen R. Jber,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
al-nahrain journal of science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-5461
pISSN - 2663-5453
DOI - 10.22401/anjs.24.4.03
Subject(s) - dendrimer , mesogen , supramolecular chemistry , liquid crystal , lamellar structure , branching (polymer chemistry) , materials science , core (optical fiber) , crystallography , nanotechnology , liquid crystalline , chemistry , polymer chemistry , crystal structure , composite material , optoelectronics
This review provides brief information concerning with the dendrimer. The supramolecular organization of selected examples of liquid-crystalline dendrimers within lamellar, columnar and nematic phases is reported. It is shown that tuning of the mesomorphic structure can be achieved by an appropriate molecular design depending upon the chemical nature of the terminal mesogenic groups, dendritic core and dendrimer generation. The pseudospherical shape of a dendrimer arises from its structure, which consists of an internal region (the core) which is connected to repeating units constituting a radial branching pattern.