Perspectives on viscoelastic flow instabilities and elastic turbulence
Viscoelastic fluids are a common subclass of rheologically complex materials that are
encountered in diverse fields from biology to polymer processing. Often the flows of …
encountered in diverse fields from biology to polymer processing. Often the flows of …
Nematic twist-bend phase with nanoscale modulation of molecular orientation
A state of matter in which molecules show a long-range orientational order and no positional
order is called a nematic liquid crystal. The best known and most widely used (for example …
order is called a nematic liquid crystal. The best known and most widely used (for example …
Living liquid crystals
Bio-mechanical hybrids are an emerging class of engineered composite soft materials with
the ability to move and reconfigure their structure and properties in response to external …
the ability to move and reconfigure their structure and properties in response to external …
Dendritic patterns from shear-enhanced anisotropy in nematic liquid crystals
Controlling the growth morphology of fluid instabilities is challenging because of their self-
amplified and nonlinear growth. The viscous fingering instability, which arises when a less …
amplified and nonlinear growth. The viscous fingering instability, which arises when a less …
Colloidal cholesteric liquid crystal in spherical confinement
The organization of nanoparticles in constrained geometries is an area of fundamental and
practical importance. Spherical confinement of nanocolloids leads to new modes of packing …
practical importance. Spherical confinement of nanocolloids leads to new modes of packing …
Topological transformations of a nematic drop
Morphogenesis of living systems involves topological shape transformations which are
highly unusual in the inanimate world. Here, we demonstrate that a droplet of a nematic …
highly unusual in the inanimate world. Here, we demonstrate that a droplet of a nematic …
Splay-bend elastic inequalities shape tactoids, toroids, umbilics, and conic section walls in paraelectric, twist-bend, and ferroelectric nematics
OD Lavrentovich - Liquid Crystals Reviews, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Elastic constants of splay K 11, twist K 22, and bend K 33 of nematic liquid crystals are often
assumed to be equal to each other in order to simplify the theoretical description of complex …
assumed to be equal to each other in order to simplify the theoretical description of complex …
Elasticity, viscosity, and orientational fluctuations of a lyotropic chromonic nematic liquid crystal disodium cromoglycate
S Zhou - Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals: From Viscoelastic …, 2017 - Springer
Using dynamic light scattering, we study orientational fluctuation modes in the nematic
phase of a self-assembled lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal (LCLC) disodium cromoglycate …
phase of a self-assembled lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal (LCLC) disodium cromoglycate …
Interplay of structure, elasticity, and dynamics in actin-based nematic materials
Achieving control and tunability of lyotropic materials has been a long-standing goal of liquid
crystal research. Here we show that the elasticity of a liquid crystal system consisting of a …
crystal research. Here we show that the elasticity of a liquid crystal system consisting of a …
Chiral symmetry breaking and surface faceting in chromonic liquid crystal droplets with giant elastic anisotropy
Confined liquid crystals (LC) provide a unique platform for technological applications and for
the study of LC properties, such as bulk elasticity, surface anchoring, and topological …
the study of LC properties, such as bulk elasticity, surface anchoring, and topological …