Chemistry-A European Journal

“Janus” Supermolecular Liquid Crystals—Giant Molecules with Hemispherical Architectures

IM Saez, JW Goodby

Index: Saez, Isabel M.; Goodby, John W. Chemistry - A European Journal, 2003 , vol. 9, # 20 p. 4869 - 4877

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Abstract

Abstract Liquid crystals represent a unique class of self-organising systems, which although found in many day-to-day practical material applications, such as displays, are also intimately entwined with living processes. They have the potential, just like living systems, to provide us with a unique vehicle for the development of self-ordering nano-and mesoscopic- engineered materials with specific functional properties. In this article we describe a new ...