The 2006 edition of this authoritative guide on liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) science was produced in response to the wealth of new material generated in the field. It takes the reader through the theoretical underpinnings to real-world applications of LCP technology in a logical, well-integrated manner. A chapter on liquid biopolymers has been introduced, whilst the in-depth discussion on applications describes not only maturing fields of high strength structural LCPs, but also a detailed analysis of the developing area of functional materials. The in-depth coverage and detailed glossary establishes this as an indispensable text for graduate students and researchers in the polymer field, as well as being of interest to those working in chemistry, physics and materials science.
- A comprehensive text aimed at explaining the fundamental science of liquid crystalline polymers to a broad audience
- A detailed glossary of terms, designed to aid specialists in polymers or liquid crystals
- Details the subject matter from theoretical underpinning through experimental observations to real-world applications
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- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Date Published: May 2006
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521580014
- length: 604 pages
- dimensions: 244 x 170 x 33 mm
- weight: 1.16kg
- contains: 251 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Liquid crystalline polymers: a brief history
2. Terminology and concepts
3. Stability of liquid crystalline polymers
4. Theories of liquid crystallinity in polymers
5. Local order and classification
6. Distortions and defects
7. Biological liquid crystalline polymers
8. Flow and applied fields
9. Processing and applications of structural liquid crystalline polymers
10. Applications of functional liquid crystal polymers.
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A. M. Donald, University of Cambridge
Athene Donald became Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Cambridge in 1998 after many years as a lecturer and then reader. She was elected as Fellow of the Royal Society in 1999. She is the author of over 200 papers in the general field of soft matter physics, with interests spanning from synthetic to biologically relevant polymers.
A. H. Windle, University of Cambridge
Alan Windle is Professor of Materials Science at the University of Cambridge, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge and Fellow of the Royal Society. He is the author of over 200 papers on polymer structure, liquid crystal polymers and carbon nanotubes. Professor Windle holds the Bessemer and Royal Society of Arts silver medal from Imperial College and was awarded the Rosenheim Medal by the Institute of Metals in 1988 and the Swinburne Gold Medal and prize by the Plastics and Rubber Institute in 1992.
S. Hanna, University of Bristol
Simon Hanna is Lecturer in Polymer Physics at the University of Bristol. His research interests include computer simulations of structure/property relationships in polymers, liquid crystals and liquid crystal polymers, and interfacial interactions between polymers and liquid crystals.

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