... The role of electrostatic interactions on liquid crystalline ordering of polymers has been discussed since famous papers by Onsager. ... As a result, we have predicted orienting action of the electrostatic forces and possibility of weak nematic ordering even in dilute solutions [2]. ... 2] I.I. Potemkin and A.R. Khokhlov, " Nematic Ordering in Dilute Solutions of Rodlike Polyelectrolytes ", J. Chem. ... PSMTLab . ... Chair of Polymer and Crystal Physics; . ...