| Abstract
| - A model system of side-group liquid crystalline polymers (SGLCPs) with systematicallyvaried molecular weight (from 78 to 420 kg/mol; PDI ≤ 1.16) and spacer length (8−12 atoms long) wasprepared by polymer analogous synthesis. Matching the structure of the mesogenic units to that of thenematic solvent produced excellent solubility, even at molecular weights an order of magnitude greaterthan in prior literature on SGLCP solutions. Addition of up to 10 wt % polymer did not affect the ordinaryand extraordinary refractive indices of the nematic host (4-pentyl-4‘-cyanobiphenyl, 5CB), indicating thatthe order parameter was not significantly affected by the polymer.
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