Defect driven shapes in nematic droplets: analogies with cell division.
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DOI: 10.1039/c6sm02584f
Abstract: Building on the striking similarity between the structure of the spindle during mitosis in living cells and nematic textures in confined liquid crystals, we use a continuum model of two-dimensional nematic liquid crystal droplets to… read more here.
Keywords: shapes nematic; defect driven; driven shapes; division ... See more keywords