Liquid Crystalline Polymers: Synthesis, Properties and Applications (Hardcover)

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Editor: Dr. Vikas Mittal
© 2018 | Publication: Dec 2018
ISBN: 978-1-925823-17-2 | 296 Pages

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About the Book and Audience

Liquid crystalline polymers have seen significant development in the recent years due to their beneficial property profiles, which make them suitable materials for use in a wide range of applications. As a result, a large number of such systems have been developed with well defined structure-property correlations by employing advanced synthetic methodologies. It is envisaged that the ongoing research efforts in this direction would further expand the family of liquid crystalline polymers and its spectrum of applications significantly. In this respect, the book aims to provide in-depth insights into the recent developments and future outlook of a variety of commercially relevant liquid crystalline polymer systems. The book is a valuable reference for polymer, chemical, biochemical and materials engineers, as well as practicing scientists and researchers in both academia and industry. It is also a useful resource for postgraduate university students in chemical, polymer and materials disciplines, along with interdisciplinary streams.

About the Editor

Dr. Vikas Mittal worked as Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at The Petroleum Institute (now part of Khalifa University of Science and Technology), Abu Dhabi, UAE. Before, he was employed at BASF, Germany as polymer engineer and at SunChemical, UK as materials scientist. Dr. Mittal received his PhD degree in 2006 from Department of Materials and Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland. He has been an active researcher in the field of polymer nanotechnology and its applications in various streams. He has published more than 125 peer reviewed papers on these subjects, along with 35 edited and authored books. His research accomplishments have also resulted in many patents. In addition, he has published many book chapters and has also delivered numerous keynote and invited lectures at the international conferences.

Chapters

1. Photoresponsive Liquid-Crystalline Polymers with Azobenzene Chromophores, by Shudeng Ma, Shuai Huang and Haifeng Yu (pp. 1-44)
2. Developments in the Use of Liquid Crystalline Polymers for Generating Nanohybrids, by J.-D. Marty (pp. 45-68)
3. Main Chain LCPs and Their Applications in Electronics, by Suhana Mohd. Said, Muhammad Akmal Kamarudin, Nik
   Muhd. Jazli Nik Ibrahim and Mohamad Syafie Mahmood (pp. 69-112)
4. Photoresponsive Main Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers, by Asit Baran Samui and Kolli Balakrishna (pp. 113-164)
5. Synthesis and Liquid Crystalline Properties of 1,3,4- Oxadiazole Derivatives with a Terminal (R)-1- methylheptyloxy Group, by Jie Han, Fu-Li Wang, Juan-Juan Sun, Yan-Mei Wang (pp. 165-180)
6. A Facile Synthetic Route to Novel Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymers by Bulk Reaction or Reactive Extrusion and Characterization of Their Mesophases, by Kyoung Hwan Oh, Hoyeon Kim and Yongsok Seo (pp. 181-204)
7. Segmented Liquid Crystalline Copolyesters, by Katherine V. Heifferon and Timothy E. Long (pp. 205-256)
8. Smectic Phases of Rod-Like Helical Polymers, by Kento Okoshi (pp. 257-276)

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