Birds do it, Bees do it,

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Birds do it, Bees do it,
Can Liquid Crystals / Polymers do it?
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Liquid Crystals
Lyotropic
Thermotropic
Low Molar Mass Materials
High Molar Mass Materials
Main-chain Polymers
Side-chain Polymers
Calamitic
Discotic
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ISOTROPIC LIQUID ZERO order NONE
SOLID 3D POSITION ORIENTATION
MESOPHASE 1 or 2D ORIENTATION POSITION
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NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL
Long Range Orientational Order No Positional Order
SMECTIC C LIQUID CRYSTAL
Molecules Tilted in Diffuse Layers No Long Range
Positional Order Long Range Tilt Order
q
SMECTIC A LIQUID CRYSTAL
Molecules Orthogonal to the Diffuse Layers No
Long Range Positional Order
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MG
A
B
B A
B
A
MG
MG
Main Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers
MG
B
Side Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers
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Polymer Backbone
Spacer Group
Mesogenic Side-chain
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ENGINEERING
PHYSICS
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