The physics of lyotropic liquid crystals : phase transitions and structural properties /

This title presents a comprehensive review of structural properties and phase transition phenomena in lyotropic mixtures. It includes a wealth of experimental results, in addition to the main theoretical models and a number of technological applications, such as cosmetics, detergents and techniques...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Figueiredo Neto, A. M.
Other Authors:	Salinas, Sílvio R. A. (Sílvio Roberto Azevedo)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Series:	Monographs on the physics and chemistry of materials.
Subjects:	Polymer liquid crystals. Phase transformations (Statistical physics) Polymères cristaux liquides. Transitions de phase. Crystallography. Physics. SCIENCE. Chemical & Biochemical. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING. Materials Science. Polymer liquid crystals Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Lyotropic systems: Main experimental facts and techniques
Basic concepts of phase transitions
Phase diagrams of lyotropic mixtures
Phase transitions between periodically organized lyotropic phases
The isotropic micellar and bicontinuous phases
The nematic and cholesteric phases
The lyotropic one-, two- and three-dimensionally ordered phases
Recent developments and related areas.