supported by a Grant-in-Aid for the Specially Promoted Research (18002002) from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan
Poly(2,2'-disulfonyl-4,4'-benzidine terephthalamide) (PBDT), a kind of liquid-crystalline (LC) molecule, has high molecular weight, negative charge and a semi-rigid structure. The aqueous solution of PBDT shows nemati...