Liquid Crystalline Polymers -- Copyright -- Abstract -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Conclusions and Recommendations -- MACROMOLECULAR DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS -- Thermotropic LCPs (Mainchain) -- Thermotropic LCPs (Sidechain) -- Lyotropics -- THEORETICAL UNDERSTANDING -- Single Polymer Systems -- Blends -- Dynamics -- PROCESSING -- Lyotropics -- Thermotropics -- MECHANICAL PROPERTIES -- BLENDS AND COMPOSITES -- NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES -- 2 Background -- MACROMOLECULAR DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS -- Thermotropics -- Lyotropics -- Sidechain Thermotropic LCPs -- Sidechain Lyotropic LCPs -- UNDERSTANDING AND THEORY -- Order-Disorder Transitions in Polymer Fluids -- Mesomorphic Textures and Structures -- Rheology -- Theory -- PROCESSING -- Thermotropic LCPs -- Lyotropic LCPs -- Fibers -- Films -- Solid-State Forming -- MECHANICAL PROPERTIES -- Solid State Morphology -- BLENDS AND COMPOSITES -- Molecular Composites -- ELECTRO-OPTICAL PROPERTIES -- Second-Order NLO Processes -- Third-Order NLO Processes -- REFERENCES -- 3 Properties of Liquid Crystalline Polymers: Current and Desirable Characteristics -- STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES -- Fibers -- Injection Molding -- Extrusion -- FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES -- Desirable Electro-Optical Properties -- Currently Available Electro-Optical Properties -- ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY -- REFERENCES -- 4 Problems and Issues: Recommendations for Further Work -- MACROMOLECULAR DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS -- Sidechain LCPs -- Thermotropic LCPs -- Monomer Costs -- Future Cost Challenges -- UNDERSTANDING AND THEORY -- Semiflexible LCPs -- Polydispersity and Blends of Polymers -- Dynamics -- Rheology -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- PROCESSING -- Lyotropic LCPs -- Thermotropic LCPs -- Solid-State Forming -- Conclusions -- Lyotropics -- Thermotropics -- Recommendations -- MECHANICAL PROPERTIES.

Tensile Properties -- Thermal Behavior -- Weld Line -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- BLENDS AND COMPOSITES -- Fillers -- Fiber-Reinforced Composites -- LCP-Containing Polymer Blends -- Blends of LCP and Conventional Polymers -- LCP-LCP Blends -- Molecular Composites -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- REFERENCES -- Appendix A: Federal Funding Levels and Sources for LCP Research -- Appendix B: Glossary of Abbreviations -- Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members.