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Tai-Shung Chung, National University of Singapore, Singapore
CRC Press
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Chemistry - Polymer Science & Technology
- Comprehensive review of thermotropic liquid crystal polymers (LCPs): chemistry, processing, applications, and recent developments
- In-depth presentation by leading specialists
- Detailed coverage of blends, networks, gels, thermosets, and films included
- Well illustrated by 195 micrographs, photographs, diagrams and other schematics
ABOUT THE EDITOR
Dr. Tai-Shung Chung brings t this new book his extensive experience in plastics R&D, engineering, teaching and writing. He is presently a full professor at the National University of Singapore and Deputy Director of the Advanced Polymers and Chemicals Program at Singapore's National Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE). He received his master's degree in Chemical Engineering from the National Taiwan University and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. During his thirteen years at Hoechst Celanese, he was one of the lead scientists in the development of high-performance LCP Vectra®. He is the author of several book chapters and more than 100 journal articles, and is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Applied Polymer Science. He holds more than 40 patents. And he is a frequent invited speaker at conferences, institutes and universities.
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
- Si-Xue Cheng
- Chaobin He
- Song-Lin Liu
- Kui-Xiang Ma
- K. P. Pramoda
- Ping Xie, Affiliated with the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore
- Tai-Shung Chung, Department of Chemical Engineering, National University of Singapore
- Jiason He
- Jun Zhang, State Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Michael Jaffe, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Xing Jin, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
- Richard W. Lusignea, Superex Polymer, Inc.
- K. S. Seo, Eastman Chemical Company
- Rongben Zhang
- Ping Xie, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liquid crystal polymers are sometimes called super polymers--with good reason. Their wide range of exceptional properties and ease of processing make them design candidates for many demanding applications. This new book provides a thorough review of LCP technology with the emphasis on the chemistry, synthesis and characterization of the material in its many variants. Additional chapters cover processing and applications.
From the Editor's Preface
The field of thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers has grown substantially in the last tw decades, with fundamental research, publications, commercial products, and patents. In the 1980's, Dr. Ralph Mianled my colleagues and me at Hoechst Celanese in commercializing the first thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers, based on Dr. Gordon Calundann's composition patents. Today, more than seven companies have produced thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer materials, with at least 50 variants available. Hence, it is timely tcompile a comprehensive review on the nature of this type of material and the ongoing progress in this field…. The goals of this book are tsummarize previous work, provide new insights intthis class of polymers, and add tthe understanding of the formation of liquid crystallinity.
This book covers a wide range of topics and addresses different disciplines in the field. The chapters are arranged as a learning scheme for the professional, from basic science t applied engineering. The first few chapters summarize the syntheses of various polyester, polyester-amid, and polyimide liquid crystalline polymers. The science and origins of liquid crystal formation are revealed. Next, we introduce the characterizations of these materials by their different chemical and physical aspects.
Because most commercially available thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers have been used in the form of composites, we have als incorporated a chapter on polymer blends, detailing blending mechanisms and resultant properties. Twchapters on thermosetting liquid crystalline polymers integrate them with other topics, because of their unique importance and their applications for microelectronics and packaging. The final chapter deals with the engineering and processing aspects of thermoplastic liquid crystalline polymers for a variety of applications.
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