spacer
A flexible segment used to link successive mesogenic units in the molecules of
MCPLC
s (
main-chain polymer liquid crystals
) or to attach
mesogenic units
as side-groups onto the polymer
backbone
of
SGPLC
s (
side-group polymer liquid crystals
).
Source:
PAC, 2002,
74
, 493
(Definitions of basic terms relating to polymer liquid crystals(IUPAC Recommendations 2001))
on page 504