| abstract |
Disclosed are liquid phase liquid crystal polymers (LCPs) having compositions and structures that can be varied to provide the desired properties. The liquid phase LCP has a polyiminoborane, polyaminoborane, and / or borodine polymer backbone molecule and silicon and / or phosphorus side chain molecules bonded to the backbone, and the degree of alignment is S = 1/3. It is defined by an order parameter S defined as (3cos 2 θ−1) (where θ is the angle between the principal axis of the LCP molecule and the vertical line). The liquid phase LCP of the present invention has an average order parameter of about 0.2 to 0.99 and is applicable to many cleaning, cooling, lubricant, sterilization, and other protection processes. |