Autonomous materials systems from active liquid crystals
Liquid crystals (LCs) are ubiquitous in display technologies. The orientational ordering in the
nematic phase of LCs gives rise to structural anisotropy, the ability to form topological …
nematic phase of LCs gives rise to structural anisotropy, the ability to form topological …
Equilibrium morphology of tactoids in elastically anisotropic nematics
CD Schimming, J Viñals - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
We study two dimensional tactoids in nematic liquid crystals by using a Q-tensor
representation. A bulk free energy of the Maier–Saupe form with eigenvalue constraints on …
representation. A bulk free energy of the Maier–Saupe form with eigenvalue constraints on …
Self-organization and shape change by active polarization in nematic droplets
Active forces drive critical biological processes such as spontaneous organization and
shape change during cell division. Here, we present a minimal hydrodynamic model leading …
shape change during cell division. Here, we present a minimal hydrodynamic model leading …
Nonlinear Methods for Shape Optimization Problems in Liquid Crystal Tactoids
JH Adler, AS Andrei, TJ Atherton - arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.04022, 2023 - arxiv.org
Anisotropic fluids, such as nematic liquid crystals, can form non-spherical equilibrium
shapes known as tactoids. Predicting the shape of these structures as a function of material …
shapes known as tactoids. Predicting the shape of these structures as a function of material …
Theoretical and Computational Methods for Mesoscopic Textures in Nematic Liquid Crystals with Anisotropic Elasticity
CD Schimming - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Nematic liquid crystals are materials in which the underlying constituents are anisotropic
which, in turn, leads to anisotropic properties and response at the meso and macro scales …
which, in turn, leads to anisotropic properties and response at the meso and macro scales …