Abstract
The combination of liquid crystallinity and polymer behaviour has led to strong polymer fibres such as Kevlar and Twaron and high performance injection moulding materials such as Vectra and SRP. However, this is only a small part of what polymer liquid crystals have to offer.
This paper describes the phenomenon of liquid crystallinity and how it is used in small molecule liquid crystal displays before explaining the extra dimensions made possible by polymer liquid crystals for data storage. Finally an analysis is given of the many types of polymer liquid crystal that are still to be developed into opto-electronic and other devices.
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