We review the interactions and dynamics of topological defects in liquid crystals (LCs) in
quasi-two-dimensional (2D) geometries. Such spatial restrictions can be realized in thin …

In this brief review, we give an introduction to selected colloidal and microfluidic nematic
microstructures, as enabled by the inherent anisotropy and microscopic orientational …

Active nematics can be modeled using phenomenological continuum theories that account
for the dynamics of the nematic director and fluid velocity through partial differential …

Coarse-grained, mesoscale simulations are invaluable for studying soft condensed matter
because of their ability to model systems in which a background solvent plays a substantial …

We present HTMPC, a Heavily Templated C++ library for large-scale simulations
implementing multi-particle collision dynamics (MPC), a particle-based mesoscale …

Two Multi-particle collision dynamics algorithms that simulate nematic liquid crystals are
generalised to reproduce active behaviour. One of the algorithms is due to Shendruk and …

Ferrofluid flow is fascinating since its fluid properties can conveniently be manipulated by
external magnetic fields. Novel applications in micro-and nanofluidics as well as in …

In a crystalline solid under mechanical stress, a Frank-Read source is a pinned dislocation
segment that repeatedly bows and detaches, generating concentric dislocation loops. We …

Numerical modeling of nematic liquid crystals using the tensorial Landau-de Gennes (LdG)
theory provides detailed insights into the structure and energetics of the enormous variety of …

Colloids dispersed in nematic liquid crystals form topological composites in which colloid-
associated defects mediate interactions while adhering to fundamental topological …