Strongly Chiral Liquid Crystals in Nanoemulsions.
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DOI: 10.1002/smll.202105835
Abstract: Liquid crystal (LC) emulsions represent a class of confined soft matter that exhibit exotic internal organizations and size-dependent properties, including responses to chemical and physical stimuli. Past studies have explored micrometer-scale LC emulsion droplets but… read more here.
Keywords: strongly chiral; chiral liquid; nanoemulsions strongly; liquid crystals ... See more keywords
Self-assembling behaviour of chiral calamitic monoacrylates targeted for polymer stabilisation of polar smectic phases in chiral liquid crystals
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DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.115723
Abstract: Abstract The stabilisation and control of synclinic and anticlinic chiral liquid crystalline phases remain an actual and highlighted task. This work presents the design and mesomorphic properties of new chiral calamitic reactive mesogens, monoacrylates, based… read more here.
Keywords: chiral liquid; smectic phases; self assembling; stabilisation ... See more keywords
Graphene-based chiral liquid crystal materials for optical applications
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DOI: 10.1039/c8tc04947e
Abstract: Synthesis, theory, and applications of graphene-based chiral liquid crystal materials. read more here.
Keywords: chiral liquid; applications graphene; crystal materials; liquid crystal ... See more keywords
Nanoparticle localization within chiral liquid crystal defect lines and nanoparticle interactions.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.107.034701
Abstract: Self-assembly of colloidal particles into predefined structures is a promising way to design inexpensive manmade materials with advanced macroscopic properties. Doping of nematic liquid crystals (LCs) with nanoparticles has a series of advantages in addressing… read more here.
Keywords: within chiral; defect; localization within; chiral liquid ... See more keywords
Chiral liquid crystal based holographic reflective lens for spectral detection.
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.472821
Abstract: Flat optics based on chiral liquid crystal (CLC) can be achieved using holographic polarization recording with the help of a photoalignment technique to vary the orientation of the optical axis in a thin CLC layer.… read more here.
Keywords: liquid crystal; optics; clc; crystal based ... See more keywords
Chiral Liquid Crystal Microdroplets for Sensing Phospholipid Amphiphiles
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DOI: 10.3390/bios12050313
Abstract: Designing simple, sensitive, fast, and inexpensive readout devices to detect biological molecules and biomarkers is crucial for early diagnosis and treatments. Here, we have studied the interaction of the chiral liquid crystal (CLC) and biomolecules… read more here.
Keywords: dlpc; liquid crystal; crystal microdroplets; clc ... See more keywords
Deformable Photonic Crystals Based on Chiral Liquid Crystals with Thermal-Mediative Shape Memory Effect
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DOI: 10.3390/ma16010035
Abstract: We propose a deformable photonic crystal that exhibits the thermal-mediative shape memory effect. The chiral liquid crystalline polymeric scaffold, which produces the structural colors from a helical twist of the liquid crystal director, is prepared… read more here.
Keywords: thermal mediative; liquid; shape memory; deformable photonic ... See more keywords
Complex Nanowrinkling in Chiral Liquid Crystal Surfaces: From Shaping Mechanisms to Geometric Statistics
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DOI: 10.3390/nano12091555
Abstract: Surface wrinkling is closely linked to a significant number of surface functionalities such as wetting, structural colour, tribology, frictions, biological growth and more. Given its ubiquity in nature’s surfaces and that most material formation processes… read more here.
Keywords: geometric statistics; liquid crystal; surface; chiral liquid ... See more keywords