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Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Volume 223, 1992 - Issue 1
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Rheo-Optical Properties of a Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymer

Mohan Srinivasarao Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Ma, 01003
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Raul O. Garay Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Ma, 01003
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H. Henning Winter Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Ma, 01003
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Richard S. Stein Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Ma, 01003
Pages 29-39 | Received 11 Oct 1991, Published online: 04 Oct 2006

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