The ability to control both the mobility and chemical compositions of microliter-scale
aqueous droplets is an essential prerequisite for next-generation open surface microfluidics …

Achieving tunable physical properties is currently one of the most exciting research topics. In
order to realize this goal, a medium that is responsive to external stimuli and can undergo a …

Chiral liquid crystal phases show fascinating structural and optical properties due to their
inherent helical characteristics. Among the various chiral liquid crystal phases, the helical …

Biomimetic artificial surfaces that enable the manipulation of gas bubble mobility have been
explored in a wide range of applications in nanomaterial synthesis, surface defouling …

Ferroelectric materials are a special type of polar substances, including solids or liquid
crystals. However, obtaining a material to be ferroelectric in both its solid crystal (SC) and …

In this paper, we present experimental and numerical studies on the microstructures of a
cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) confined in rectangular micron-channels. By using a …

Controlling topological defects in 3D liquid crystal phases is a crucial element in the
development of novel devices, from blue-phase displays to passive biochemical sensors …

Polymorphism is a remarkable concept in chemistry, materials science, computer science,
and biology. Whether it is the ability of a material to exist in two or more crystal structures, a …

Topological defects in liquid crystal (LC) phases have been considered critical from the
areas in topology and self‐assembly, as well as in applications such as optical vortex …

Molecular shape is an important factor in determining the material properties of thermotropic
liquid crystals (LCs). We synthesized and investigated several LC compounds formed by …