Director

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003272",
  "term": "Director",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A unit vector that describes the average orientation of the long axes of molecules in an anisotropic fluid, such as a liquid crystal. It indicates the preferred direction of molecular alignment within a domain. The director field can vary spatially and is influenced by external fields or surface interactions.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2012, 85, 463. 'Terminology for aggregation and self-assembly in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 468 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-12-03-12)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/director/"
}