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| Cr → SmA (°C)+ | Cr → N (°C)+ | SmA → N (°C) | N → Iso (°C)+ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8CB | neat | 19.3 | 30.7 | 37.9 | |
| hydrogel | |||||
| hybrid gel | 15.0 | 38.3 |
The temperatures were taken from the second DSC heating scan. The smectic A to nematic transition was not traced by the DSC for the 8CB hydrogel and the 8CB hybrid gel. +Cr = crystal; SmA = smectic A; N = nematic; Iso = isotropic.
