Effects of Structural Variations on the Cellular Response and Mechanical Properties of Biocompatible, Biodegradable, and Porous Smectic Liquid Crystal Elastomers.
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DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201600278
Abstract: The authors report on series of side-chain smectic liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) cell scaffolds based on star block-copolymers featuring 3-arm, 4-arm, and 6-arm central nodes. A particular focus of these studies is placed on the… read more here.
Keywords: liquid crystal; cell; mechanical properties; smectic liquid ... See more keywords
Aspects of Defect Topology in Smectic Liquid Crystals
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DOI: 10.1007/s00220-019-03366-y
Abstract: We study the topology of smectic defects in two and three dimensions. We give a topological classification of smectic point defects and disclination lines in three dimensions. In addition we describe the combination rules for… read more here.
Keywords: three dimensions; smectic liquid; aspects defect; topology ... See more keywords
Long time behavior and field-induced instabilities of smectic liquid crystals
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jfa.2021.109036
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we study long time behavior and dynamical instabilities of smectic liquid crystals in an applied magnetic field. Under a planar ansatz of the de Gennes model, we first establish existence of… read more here.
Keywords: field; smectic liquid; time behavior; liquid crystals ... See more keywords
Anisotropic Dye Adsorption and Anhydrous Proton Conductivity in Smectic Liquid Crystal Networks: The Role of Cross-Link Density, Order, and Orientation
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b09386
Abstract: In this work, the decisive role of rigidity, orientation, and order in the smectic liquid crystalline network on the anisotropic proton and adsorbent properties is reported. The rigidity in the hydrogen-bonded polymer network has been… read more here.
Keywords: adsorption; order; smectic liquid; orientation ... See more keywords
Defect transition of smectic liquid crystals confined in spherical cavities.
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DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01706g
Abstract: The formation and transformation of defects in confined liquid crystals are fascinating fundamental problems in soft matter. Here, we use molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to study ellipsoidal liquid crystals (LCs) confined in a spherical cavity,… read more here.
Keywords: liquid crystals; liquid; transition smectic; confined spherical ... See more keywords
Some geometrical aspects of packing of bent-core molecules in the triclinic smectic-C_{g} liquid crystals and simple models of the modulated SmC_{gmod} phase.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.103.022704
Abstract: Organic compounds with bent-core (BC) molecules usually form the layered smectic liquid crystals with tilted molecules and polarization (P) which lies in the plane of the layer. A few such compounds have been found in… read more here.
Keywords: liquid crystals; bent core; smectic liquid; core molecules ... See more keywords
Thin smectic liquid crystalline fibrils of chiral rodlike particles.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.104.024703
Abstract: Inspired by recent experimental work on virus-polymer mixtures, we study the properties of thin smectic fibrils composed of chiral rodlike particles using Monte Carlo simulations. Due to the interplay between surface energy, elastic deformation energy,… read more here.
Keywords: smectic liquid; liquid crystalline; chiral rodlike; thin smectic ... See more keywords
Composite Dislocations in Smectic Liquid Crystals.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.118.257801
Abstract: Smectic liquid crystals are characterized by layers that have a preferred uniform spacing and vanishing curvature in their ground state. Dislocations in smectics play an important role in phase nucleation, layer reorientation, and dynamics. Typically… read more here.
Keywords: smectic liquid; composite dislocations; liquid crystals; topology ... See more keywords
Approximation of the trajectory attractor of the 3D smectic-A liquid crystal flow equations
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DOI: 10.3934/cpaa.2020168
Abstract: In this paper, we first establish the existence of trajectory attractors for the 3D smectic-A liquid crystal flow system and 3D smectic-A liquid crystal flow- \begin{document}$ \alpha $\end{document} model, and then prove that the latter… read more here.
Keywords: liquid crystal; trajectory attractor; crystal flow; smectic liquid ... See more keywords