Coarse-grained molecular simulation of the effect of liquid crystal molecular pitch on structure in cylindrical confinement

T Sato, H Tsujinoue, N Arai, KZ Takahashi - Physical Review E, 2024 - APS
Blue phases (BPs) consist of three-dimensional self-assembled structures formed by a
double-twisted columnar arrangement of liquid crystal molecules. Although their unique …

A Simple Tensorial Theory of Smectic C Liquid Crystals

J Xia, Y Han - arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.18295, 2024 - arxiv.org
The smectic C (smC) phase represents a unique class of liquid crystal phases characterised
by the layered arrangement of molecules with tilted orientations with respect to layer …

Topological defects at smectic interfaces as a potential tool for the biosensing of living microorganisms

VS Badha, THR Niepa, MA Gharbi - arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.12989, 2023 - arxiv.org
Characterizing the anchoring properties of smectic liquid crystals (LCs) in contact with
bacterial solutions is crucial for developing biosensing platforms. In this study, we …