Alignment strength

Figure 5 Importance of the right alignment strength. Amide region of the H-1D spectrum of the peptide efrapeptin C in two PDMS/CDCl3 gels with deuterium quadrupolar splittings of the solvent of 9 Hz (A) and 35 Hz (B). The increased alignment strength leads to lines of a 60 Hz of the amide signals which usually prohibits accurate extraction of RDCs.

The surface in-plane order parameter =< cos2p >, which is a measure of the substrate alignment strength for the adjacent LC molecules, is given by... 

Spacer beads are sprayed on the substrate to make the cell gap uniform, and they C in cause alignment defects in the LC because of their surface alignment strength and movement. Recently, the density of spacer beads has tended to increase in order to produce lightweight panels with thinner glass substrates. 

Dip-coat Dip a substrate into a polymer solution, and pull it up slowly. Alignment strength is even weaker than flow alignment. ... 

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