“…Since 2006, researchers of the Chair of Macromolecular Compounds, Ural State University (since 2011 Ural Federal University), have been involved in systematic investigations of the effect of magnetic field on the phase transitions, structure, and rheological properties of liquid crystalline solutions of cellulose ethers. It was found [57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64] that application of a magnetic field leads to a change in the type of liquid crystals from cholesteric to nematic, causes formation of domains in solutions, and entails a substantial (by tens of degrees) increase in the temperature of formation of liquid crystalline phases. As the molecular mass of a polymer is increased, the ability of its molecules to orientate in the magnetic field is reduced.…”