| abstract |
Polymer materials having liquid-crystalline phases contain laterally bound mesogenic groups of the formula Ia and / or Ib: <IMAGE> with the meaning given in claim 1 for A, A °, R¹, R², Sp, Z, Z °, m and n. Processes for the production of such polymer materials consist in the polymerization and / or grafting of suitable monomers. The polymer materials according to the invention are used as substrates in electronics for fiber and film technology, for modulating laser beams and for optical data storage. |