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Recently, Nojima et al. [86] have measured the thermal and dynamic mechanical properties of PCL sphere-forming PCL-6-PB diblock copolymers. They found how the dynamic mechanical measurements clearly showed that the crystallization within each PCL sphere domain occurred independently to immediately yield crystallized rigid domains, indicating that crystal nucleation drives the total crystallization in this system. 

Zannoni C 1985 An internal order parameter formalism for non-rigid molecules Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Liquid Crystals ed J W Emsiey (Dordrecht Reidel)... 

Monofluorophosphoric Acid. Monofluorophosphoric acid (1) is a colorless, nonvolatile, viscous Hquid having practically no odor. On cooling it does not crystallize but sets to a rigid glass at —78°C. It has a density of = 1.818 g/mL. Little decomposition occurs up to 185°C under vacuum but it caimot be distilled. An aqueous solution shows the normal behavior of a dibasic acid the first neutralization point in 0.05 N solution is at pH 3.5 and the second at pH 8.5. Conductance measurements, however, indicate H2PO2F behaves as a monobasic acid in aqueous solution (59). The... 

Microfilaments and Microtubules. There are two important classes of fibers found in the cytoplasm of many plant and animal ceUs that are characterized by nematic-like organization. These are the microfilaments and microtubules which play a central role in the determination of ceU shape, either as the dynamic element in the contractile mechanism or as the basic cytoskeleton. Microfilaments are proteinaceous bundles having diameters of 6—10 nm that are chemically similar to actin and myosin muscle ceUs. Microtubules also are formed from globular elements, but consist of hoUow tubes that are about 30 nm in diameter, uniform, and highly rigid. Both of these assemblages are found beneath the ceU membrane in a linear organization that is similar to the nematic Hquid crystal stmcture. 

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