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On the structure and the chain conformation of side-chain liquid crystal polymers

L. Noirez Laboratoire Léon Brillouin (CEA-CNRS), CE-Saclay, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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P. Keller Laboratoire Léon Brillouin (CEA-CNRS), CE-Saclay, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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J. P. Cotton Laboratoire Léon Brillouin (CEA-CNRS), CE-Saclay, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Pages 129-148 | Received 14 Sep 1993, Accepted 26 May 1994, Published online: 24 Sep 2006

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