Anisotropy of physical properties

Anisotropy of Physical Properties as the Main Feature of the Oriented... 

Random vs nonrandom liber polymer composite modulus hardness liquid permeability Anisotropy of physical properties... 

Potential applications of liquid crystals result from the combination of liquid properties (flow) with those of solid state (anisotropy of physical properties), but also from their ability to exist simultaneously in fluid and ordered state. The liquid crystalline properties of polymers are improved, compared to those of the corresponding monomers, as macromolecular compounds are also involved. 

The contribution of translational order parameters to the anisotropy of physical properties of liquid crystals has not been studied in detail. Evidence suggests that there is a very small influence of translational ordering on the optical properties, but effects of translational order can be detected in the measurement of dielectric properties. There are strong effects in both elastic properties and viscosity, but the statistical theories of these properties have not been extended to include explicitly the effects of translational order. 

Fluctuations in the director orientation will modulate the anisotropy of physical properties such as the electric permittivity tensor,... 

The magnitude of some physical properties is dependent on the direction in which they are measured with respect to the nematic director. It is this anisotropy of physical properties that makes liquid crystals useful. 

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