Fractal dimensionality of polymer networks formed by photopolymerization in a liquid crystal medium
Fractal dimensionality of polymer networks formed by photopolymerization in a liquid crystal medium
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10.1088/0022-3727/35/20/310
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2002-10
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I. Dierking
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I. Dierking
Fractal dimensional analysis was employed to obtain a quantitative measure of the morphology of polymer networks formed by UV irradiation induced polymerization of photo-reactive mesogenic monomers dissolved in a liquid crystal host medium. The fractal dimensions obtained, may be interpreted by polymer network growth following a percolation-like model for monomer concentrations well below the solubility limit. On passing the solubility limit, the polymerization process changes from a (radical chain) solution polymerization to a dispersion polymerization, with fractal dimensions decreasing and suggesting a cluster–cluster aggregation process for monomer concentrations above the solubility limit, similar to the aggregation of colloidal particles.