PB49 Effects of rubbing on the viscosity of the interfacial layers formed between liquid crystal and a polymer sublayer

Abstract

It has been reported that a phase transition gives rise to significant changes in the viscosity of the interfacial layers formed between liquid crystal and a polymer sublayer by using a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM).Moreover this interfacial behavior varies in different types of polymers. In the present study, effects of rubbing in the interfacial viscosity were investigated.