LIQUID-CRYSTAL PHASE-TRANSITION IN LARGE GROWN MICELLES

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MISHIC, JR [1 ]
NASH, RJ [1 ]
FISCH, MR [1 ]
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[1] JOHN CARROLL UNIV,DEPT PHYS,CLEVELAND,OH 44118
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10.1021/la00095a005
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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Various theories of the phase transition from isotropic fluid to nematic liquid crystalline phase in systems of anisotropic particles in solution are reviewed. It is found that a knowledge of the flexibility of the ordering objects is critical to determining the concentration at which this phase transition occurs. Measurements of the persistence length, a measure of flexibility, are also discussed. These two results are used to predict where such a phase transition should occur. Finally, preliminary experimental results indicating this phase transition are presented. © 1990, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
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