Issue 12, 2005
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Chemical Communications

Formation of aqueous molecular nematic liquid crystal phase in poly(p-sulfophenylene sulfoterephthalamide)

S. Viale,a   A. S. Best,a   E. Mendes*a  and  S. J. Pickena  

* Corresponding authors

a Delft University of Technology, Section Polymer Materials and Engineering, Julianalaan 136, Delft, The Netherlands
E-mail: e.mendes@tnw.tudelft.nl
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Abstract

We report strong experimental evidence on the formation of a molecular lyotropic phase in water of a modified polyaramide, namely a fully sulfonated poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (Sulfo2PPTA) that exhibits similar liquid crystalline behaviour in water to its non-sulfonated counterpart (PPTA, commercially known as Kevlar® or Twaron®) in sulfuric acid.

Graphical abstract: Formation of aqueous molecular nematic liquid crystal phase in poly(p-sulfophenylene sulfoterephthalamide)

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B416723F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 Nov 2004
Accepted
07 Dec 2004
First published
28 Jan 2005

Chem. Commun., 2005, 1528-1530

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Formation of aqueous molecular nematic liquid crystal phase in poly(p-sulfophenylene sulfoterephthalamide)

S. Viale, A. S. Best, E. Mendes and S. J. Picken, Chem. Commun., 2005, 1528 DOI: 10.1039/B416723F

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