TY - JOUR
T1 - Films Based on New Methacrylate Monomers: Synthesis, Characterisation and Electro-Optical Properties
AU - Sotomayor, João Carlos da Silva Barbosa
AU - Barros, Maria Teresa
AU - Petrova, Krasimira Todorova Markova
PY - 2011/1/1
Y1 - 2011/1/1
N2 - A number of liquid crystal monomers based on methacrylate derivatives were synthesised by novel mild and solventless procedures under microwave irradiation. Their photo- and thermo assisted homo- and co-polymerizations with glycidyl methacrylate were investigated. The resulting polymers were characterised by NMR, GPC, DSC, and SEM to determine their structures and properties. The effects of the structures of the monomers on the electro-optical properties were correlated.
AB - A number of liquid crystal monomers based on methacrylate derivatives were synthesised by novel mild and solventless procedures under microwave irradiation. Their photo- and thermo assisted homo- and co-polymerizations with glycidyl methacrylate were investigated. The resulting polymers were characterised by NMR, GPC, DSC, and SEM to determine their structures and properties. The effects of the structures of the monomers on the electro-optical properties were correlated.
KW - Electro-optical properties
KW - PDLC
KW - liquid crystal polymer
KW - green chemistry synthesis
U2 - 10.1080/15421406.2011.570154
DO - 10.1080/15421406.2011.570154
M3 - Article
SN - 1058-725X
VL - 542
SP - 132
EP - 140
JO - Molecular Crystals And Liquid Crystals
JF - Molecular Crystals And Liquid Crystals
IS - NA
ER -