Fibers spun from poly (ethylene terephthalate) blended with a thermotropic liquid crystalline copolyester with non-coplanar biphenylene units

W Grasser, HW Schmidt, R Giesa - Polymer, 2001 - Elsevier
To investigate the potential of a fully aromatic, amorphous thermotropic liquid crystalline
polyester (CPHNA60) as the in situ reinforcement component for poly (ethylene …

Thermotropic liquid-crystalline polymers with flexible moieties blended with poly (ethylene terephthalate)

SL Joslin, R Giesa, RJ Farris - Polymer, 1994 - Elsevier
Several novel thermotropic liquid-crystalline polymers (TLCPs) were blended with poly
(ethylene terephthalate)(PET) and spun into fibres in an effort to improve fibre performance …

A novel TLCP blended with PET and PC matrices

S Joslin, W Jackson, R Farris - Journal of applied polymer …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
This investigation focused on the potential of improving the performance of poly (ethylene
terephthalate)(PET) and polycarbonate (PC) fibers by incorporating a novel thermotropic …

Thermotropic liquid crystalline copolyesters with non-coplanar biphenylene units tailored for blend fiber processing with PET

W Grasser, HW Schmidt, R Giesa - Polymer, 2001 - Elsevier
Via melt polycondensation two series of liquid crystalline thermotropic polyesters were
synthesized for in situ reinforcement components in PET blend fibers. The copolymerization …

The thermal and mechanical behavior of poly (ethylene terephthalate) fibers incorporating novel thermotropic liquid crystalline copolymers

S Joslin, W Jackson, R Farris - Journal of applied polymer …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
This investigation explores the potential of improving the performance of poly (ethylene
terephthalate) fibers by incorporating novel thermotropic liquid crystalline copolymers …

In situ composite fibers: Blends of liquid crystalline polymer and poly (ethylene terephthalate)

AK Mithal, A Tayebi, CH Lin - Polymer Engineering & Science, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
To augment the concept of in situ composites as alternatives to fiber‐reinforced composites,
polyblends of a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) and poly (ethylene …

Structure and properties of blend fibers from poly (ethylene terephthalate) and liquid crystalline polymer

B Liang, L Pan, X He - Journal of applied polymer science, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
The structure and properties of the as‐spun fibers of poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET)
blends with a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (LCP), Vectra A900, were studied in …

Fiber property and structure development of polyester blend fibers reinforced with a thermotropic liquid‐crystal polymer

JY Kim, SH Kim, T Kikutani - Journal of Polymer Science Part B …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Ternary blend fibers (TBFs), based on melt blends of poly (ethylene 2, 6‐naphthalate), poly
(ethylene terephthalate), and a thermotropic liquid‐crystal polymer (TLCP), were prepared …

Improving Stiffness, Strength, and Toughness of Poly(ω-pentadecalactone) Fibers through in Situ Reinforcement with a Vanillic Acid-Based Thermotropic Liquid …

CHRM Wilsens, MPF Pepels, AB Spoelstra… - …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We report on the morphology and performance of melt-drawn poly (ω-pentadecalactone)(
PPDL) fibers reinforced with a vanillic acid-based thermotropic liquid crystalline polyester …

Injection molding of poly (ethylene terephthalate) reinforced with pregenerated thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer microfibrils

MA McLeod, DG Baird - Polymer composites, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
This work was concerned with the injection molding of poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET)
reinforced with pregenerated thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (TLCP) fibrils, where the …