Dyer Nugget 12-08

Page 1. Design and Synthesis of Liquid Crystalline Polymer Brush Films Daniel J. Dyer A liquid crystalline monomer has ...
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Design
and
Synthesis
of
Liquid
Crystalline
Polymer
Brush
Films
 Daniel
J.
Dyer
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A
liquid
crystalline
monomer
has
been
synthesized
and
will
be
polymerized
from
 surface
bound
free
radical
initiators
to
form
a
polymer
brush.

This
will
be
combined
 with
chiral
monomers
to
create
a
cholesteric
liquid
crystalline
film.