Microswimmers knead nematics into cholesterics

B Gautam, JS Lintuvuori - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
The hydrodynamic stresses created by active particles can destabilize orientational order
present in the system. This is manifested, for example, by the appearance of a bend …

Responsive Soft Interface Liquid Crystal Microfluidics

AN Özşahin, E Bukusoglu - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The multifunctional responsive interfaces of liquid crystal (LC) and water are employed in
fundamental research (colloidal assembly) and promising applications (sensing, release …

Molecular reorientation of liquid crystals using acoustic waves and fluid flow in confinement

JJ De Pablo, GAV Montoya, T Emersic - US Patent 12,085,792, 2024 - Google Patents
US12085792B2 - Molecular reorientation of liquid crystals using acoustic waves and fluid flow in
confinement - Google Patents US12085792B2 - Molecular reorientation of liquid crystals using …