Liquid crystal chemical sensors that cells can wear
U Manna, YM Zayas‐Gonzalez… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Micrometer-scale droplets of thermotropic liquid crystals (LCs) suspended in aqueous media
can act as exquisitely sensitive reporters of environmental analytes.[1–8] Aqueous …
can act as exquisitely sensitive reporters of environmental analytes.[1–8] Aqueous …
Improving liquid-crystal-based biosensing in aqueous phases
Liquid crystal (LC)-based biological sensors permit the study of aqueous biological samples
without the need for the labeling of biological species with fluorescent dyes (which can be …
without the need for the labeling of biological species with fluorescent dyes (which can be …
Dynamics of water in gemini surfactant-based lyotropic liquid crystals
The dynamics of water confined to nanometer-sized domains is important in a variety of
applications ranging from proton exchange membranes to crowding effects in biophysics. In …
applications ranging from proton exchange membranes to crowding effects in biophysics. In …
Liquid crystal materials for biomedical applications
Liquid crystal is a state of matter being intermediate between solid and liquid. Liquid crystal
materials exhibit both orientational order and fluidity. While liquid crystals have long been …
materials exhibit both orientational order and fluidity. While liquid crystals have long been …
Lamellar liquid-crystalline system with tunable iridescent color by ionic surfactants
Z Cong, B Lin, W Li, J Niu, F Yan - Langmuir, 2017 - ACS Publications
Liquid crystals formed by the self-assembly of small molecules are very promising smart
materials because of their unique properties, such as self-assembled multivalency …
materials because of their unique properties, such as self-assembled multivalency …
Functional liquid crystals towards the next generation of materials
T Kato, J Uchida, T Ichikawa… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Since the discovery of the liquid‐crystalline state in 1888, liquid crystal science has made
great advances through fusion with various technologies and disciplines. Recently, new …
great advances through fusion with various technologies and disciplines. Recently, new …
Impact of topology on the characteristics of water inside cubic lyotropic liquid crystalline systems
Water molecules present inside the lipid-based cubic liquid crystalline phases are found to
play a major role in wide range of applications, such as protein crystallization, virus …
play a major role in wide range of applications, such as protein crystallization, virus …
Glycerol-based bicontinuous cubic lyotropic liquid crystal monomer system for the fabrication of thin-film membranes with uniform nanopores
BM Carter, BR Wiesenauer, ES Hatakeyama… - Chemistry of …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Lyotropic liquid crystal (LLC) networks are nanoporous polymer materials formed by the in
situ cross-linking of reactive amphiphiles (ie, surfactants) that self-organize in water or other …
situ cross-linking of reactive amphiphiles (ie, surfactants) that self-organize in water or other …
Revealing the potential of Didodecyldimethylammonium bromide as efficient scaffold for fabrication of nano liquid crystalline structures
To exploit the potential of Didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (D 12 DAB) as a core
lipidic constituent, an attempt was made to fabricate and optimize cationic nanostructured …
lipidic constituent, an attempt was made to fabricate and optimize cationic nanostructured …
Biomineral-inspired colloidal liquid crystals: From assembly of hybrids comprising inorganic nanocrystals and organic polymer components to their functionalization
M Nakayama, T Kato - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Bioinspired organic/inorganic synthetic composites have been studied as high-
performance and functional materials. In nature, biominerals such as pearls, teeth, and …
performance and functional materials. In nature, biominerals such as pearls, teeth, and …