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Liquid Crystals Volume 47, 2020 - Issue 13: Commemorative Issue dedicated to Zeev Luz; Guest Editor: Edward T Samulski
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Invited Article

Liquid crystal thermosets. A new class of high-performance materials

Francesco Vitaa Dipartimento di Scienze e Ingegneria della Materia, dell’Ambiente ed Urbanistica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fabrizio C. Adamoa Dipartimento di Scienze e Ingegneria della Materia, dell’Ambiente ed Urbanistica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Michela Pisania Dipartimento di Scienze e Ingegneria della Materia, dell’Ambiente ed Urbanistica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Leah M. Heistb Carbon, Inc, Redwood City, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5007-5009
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Ming Lic College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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Maruti Hegded Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Theo J. Dingemansd Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8559-2783
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Edward T. Samulskid Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Oriano Francescangelia Dipartimento di Scienze e Ingegneria della Materia, dell’Ambiente ed Urbanistica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2016-2026 | Received 30 Apr 2019, Published online: 15 Jul 2019

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