SOLID 'LIQUID CRYSTAL' FILMS OF POLY-GAMMA-BENZYL-L-GLUTAMATE.

Abstract

Cast solid films containing rigid alpha-helical molecules exhibit a molecular structure similar to that found in the liquid crystalline phase. Optical measurements and anisotropic swelling of the films are interpreted in terms of a preferential orientation of the liquid crystalline structure in the film. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0663705

Entities

People

  • Arthur V. Tobolsky
  • E. T. Samulski

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Crystals
  • Glutamates
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Measurement
  • Molecular Structure
  • Molecules
  • Orientation (Direction)

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Technology