Liquid crystals (LCs) are fluids within which molecules exhibit long-range orientational
order, leading to anisotropic properties such as optical birefringence and curvature elasticity …

Liquid crystal (LC) biosensors have received significant attention for their potential
applications for point-of-care devices due to their sensitivity, low cost, and easy read-out …

We describe a modified microfluidic method for making Giant Unilamellar Vesicles (GUVs)
via water/octanol-lipid/water double emulsion droplets. At a high enough lipid concentration …

Microtubules and catalytic motor proteins underlie the microscale actuation of living
materials, and they have been used in reconstituted systems to harness chemical energy to …

Anisotropic fluids appear in a diverse array of systems, from liquid crystal displays to
bacterial swarms, and are characterized by orientational order. Large colloidal particles …

Mammalian cells are soft, and correct functioning requires that cells undergo dynamic shape
changes in vivo. Although a range of diseases are associated with stiffening of red blood …

We examine the equilibrium configurations of a nematic liquid crystal with an immersed
body in two dimensions. A complex variables formulation provides a means for finding …

We conduct a systematic exploration of the energy landscape of vesicle morphologies within
the framework of the Helfrich model. Vesicle shapes are determined by minimizing the …

Pathogen filtration is critically important for water sanitation. However, it is a big challenge to
balance removal efficiency and filtering material cost. In this study, we quantified the removal …

Colloids dispersed in liquid crystals (LCs) diffuse preferentially along the LC director
because this direction of displacement generates the lowest hydrodynamic drag. In this …