Based on type, the liquid crystal polymer market is bifurcated into
thermotropic and lyotropic.
Son and Weiss prepared a copolymer by a melt acidolysis reaction between a
thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (TLCP) and sodium salt of poly(ethylene-co-/--acrylic acid) ionomer and used this copolymer in TLCP/low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and TLCP/HDPE blends as compatibilizer [27].
In such study, we found that, in an aqueous lipid dispersion, the compound preferentially partitions to the lipid membrane disturbing the lateral organization and
thermotropic behavior of DMPC bilayers.
We considered
thermotropic LC in which, by decreasing the temperature from the isotropic (I) phase, the nematic (N) phase is obtained via first-order continuous symmetry breaking phase transition [8-10].
Yamaguchi, "Crystallization kinetics of a
thermotropic liquid crystalline polyimide derived from 1,3-bis[4-(4'-aminophenoxyl) cumyl] benzene," Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, vol.
The unique properties of
thermotropic liquid crystals, in particular their electrooptical properties [3-7], have led to various applications (LCD, molecular sensors and detectors, optical switches, spatial light modulator, etc.) [8-10].
Induced amphotropic and
thermotropic ionic liquid crystallinity in phosphonium halides: "lubrication" by hydroxyl groups.
Specific topics include from classical thermo-chemistry to monitoring living organisms,
thermotropic properties of ceramides in aqueous or lipidic environments, allostery and cooperative interactions in proteins assessed by isothermal titration calorimetry, protein stability in crowded environments, and calorimetry to monitoring mixed bacterial populations and biofilms.
Bruma, Comparative Study of New
Thermotropic Polyazomethines, Polym.