Liquid crystals: versatile self-organized smart soft materials
HK Bisoyi, Q Li - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Smart soft materials are envisioned to be the building blocks of the next generation of
advanced devices and digitally augmented technologies. In this context, liquid crystals (LCs) …
advanced devices and digitally augmented technologies. In this context, liquid crystals (LCs) …
Advanced functional liquid crystals
Liquid crystals have been intensively studied as functional materials. Recently, integration of
various disciplines has led to new directions in the design of functional liquid‐crystalline …
various disciplines has led to new directions in the design of functional liquid‐crystalline …
Nature‐inspired emerging chiral liquid crystal nanostructures: from molecular self‐assembly to DNA mesophase and nanocolloids
Liquid crystals (LCs) are omnipresent in living matter, whose chirality is an elegant and
distinct feature in certain plant tissues, the cuticles of crabs, beetles, arthropods, and …
distinct feature in certain plant tissues, the cuticles of crabs, beetles, arthropods, and …
Stimuli‐driven control of the helical axis of self‐organized soft helical superstructures
Supramolecular and macromolecular functional helical superstructures are ubiquitous in
nature and display an impressive catalog of intriguing and elegant properties and …
nature and display an impressive catalog of intriguing and elegant properties and …
Seeing the unseen: the role of liquid crystals in gas‐sensing technologies
Fast, real‐time detection of gases and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is an emerging
research field relevant to most aspects of modern society, from households to health …
research field relevant to most aspects of modern society, from households to health …
Complex liquid crystal emulsions for biosensing
Herein we describe a highly responsive optical biosensor based on dynamic complex liquid
crystal (LC) emulsions. These emulsions are simple to prepare and consist of immiscible …
crystal (LC) emulsions. These emulsions are simple to prepare and consist of immiscible …
Ultrasensitive and selective detection of SARS-CoV-2 using thermotropic liquid crystals and image-based machine learning
Rapid, robust virus-detection techniques with ultrahigh sensitivity and selectivity are
required for the outbreak of the pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by …
required for the outbreak of the pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by …
Biosensor array of interpenetrating polymer network with photonic film templated from reactive cholesteric liquid crystal and enzyme‐immobilized hydrogel polymer
KG Noh, SY Park - Advanced Functional Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A biosensor array is fabricated using an interpenetrating polymer network consisting of
photonic film templated from reactive cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) and enzyme …
photonic film templated from reactive cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) and enzyme …
Liquid crystalline elastomer actuators with dynamic covalent bonding: Synthesis, alignment, reprogrammability, and self-healing
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) have demonstrated tremendous potential in
applications such as soft robotics, biomedical materials, electronics, sensors, and …
applications such as soft robotics, biomedical materials, electronics, sensors, and …
Liquid crystal-based sensors for the detection of biomarkers at the aqueous/LC interface
Decorating liquid crystals (LCs) with stimuli-responsive materials provides a bridge between
the LCs and the biochemical interactions. The alignments of the LC molecules are …
the LCs and the biochemical interactions. The alignments of the LC molecules are …