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TABLE 2.

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarizing optical microscopy (POM) results for the monomer and polymer liquid crystal (LC).

Monomers/polymers	DSC				POM
Monomers/polymers	T_g (°C)	T_m (°C)	T_i (°C)	△T (°C)	T_cl (°C)	T_lc (°C)
UChol	—	77.4	82.3	4.9	81.5	72.2
P- UChol	−2.6	—	76.2	78.8	76.8	68.2

Note. △T, the mesogenic phase temperature ranges (i.e., T_i–T_m; T_i–T_g); T_cl, the temperature at which the texture completely disappears when heated under POM; T_lc, the temperature at which the texture reappears when cooled under POM; UChol, cholestearyl andecanoate LC; P-UChol, chain polymer LC.