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Abstract
In this article we review recent work on the development and study of the properties of self-organizing, supermolecular materials which have discrete structures that are comparable in size to small proteins. We take the concept of the creation of dendritic liquid crystals and apply it to the creation of new materials with single identifiable entities so that they are monodisperse or are single compounds. We show how functionality can be in-built into such materials so that self-organizing functional systems can be created with designer physical properties.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Liquid Crystalline Functional Assemblies and Their Supramolecular Structures |
Editors | T Kato |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 1-62 |
Number of pages | 62 |
Volume | 128 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-540-77866-0, 978-3-642-09667-9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 Apr 2008 |
Publication series
Name | Structure and Bonding |
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Publisher | Springer |
Volume | 128 |
ISSN (Print) | 0081-5993 |
Keywords
- antiferroelectricity
- chirality
- ferroelectricity
- nanostructured liquid crystals
- self-organizing and self-assembling systems
- supermolecular materials
- thermochromism
- SELF-ASSEMBLING DENDRONS
- POLY(PROPYLENE IMINE) DENDRIMERS
- TWIST GRAIN-BOUNDARY
- BUILDING-BLOCKS
- CARBOSILAZANE CORES
- SUPRAMOLECULAR ORGANIZATION
- DENDRITIC MACROMOLECULES
- MOLECULAR-ORGANIZATION
- STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY
- MICRO-SEGREGATION
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Liquid crystals at various wavelengths of light
Goodby, J. W. (Principal investigator)
1/03/06 → 28/02/11
Project: Research project (funded) › Research