Viscosity Behavior of Liquid Crystals
- 1 February 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 65 (1-2) , 111-131
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00268948108076134
Abstract
The literature on the viscosity behavior of liquid crystals is reviewed with emphasis on the experimental results. These results are discussed in terms of the mesophase structure. Discussion of polymeric liquid crystals has been excluded since they have recently been reviewed.Keywords
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