Zhidk. krist. ikh prakt. ispol'z. = Liq. Cryst. and their Appl., 2012, 1, 69—72.
Surface Tension of Mesogens. Calculation Methods
S. M. Pestov, R. S. Shamsiev, B. A. Belyaev
Author affiliations M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies
Department of Physical Chemistry. Moscow, 119571, Vernadsky pr., 86. E-mail: pestovsm@yandex.ru
Abstract Surface tension of nematic liquid crystals (LC) was measured by the Wilhelmy plate and ring methods. A possibility to estimate surface tension of individual LC and their mixtures basing on the minimum information (molecular structure) was demonstrated. The group-contribution scheme basing on the parachor was suggested.
