Synthesis of new aromatic polyimides with various side chains containing a biphenyl mesogen unit and their abilities to control liquid-crystal alignments on the rubbed surface
- 1 August 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry
- Vol. 37 (15) , 2909-2921
- https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1099-0518(19990801)37:15<2909::aid-pola24>3.0.co;2-b
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