This article reviews recent progress in the computer simulation of liquid crystals at the
molecular level. It covers the use of simple rigid-body models of the constituent molecules …

A KB cancer cell-selective, liquid crystal microdroplets emulsion is prepared using folic acid-
conjugated block copolymers (PS-b-PAA-FA) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as a …

Common nematic oils, such as 5CB, experience planar anchoring at aqueous interfaces.
When these oils are emulsified, this anchoring preference and the resulting topological …

Topological defects are a ubiquitous phenomenon across different physical systems. A
better understanding of defects can be helpful in elucidating the physical behaviors of many …

Liquid crystal nanoparticles (LCNPs) with desirable multifunctionality are catching
increasing attention due to their promising applications in various fields. However, reversible …

Nematic droplets are droplets composed of elongated molecules that tend to point in the
same direction but do not have any positional order. Such droplets are well known to adopt …

A theoretical investigation of the molecular organization at a sexithiophene (T6)‐C60
fullerene planar heterojunction, based on atomistic molecular dynamics, is presented, in …

Cuboidal liquid crystal phases–the so-called blue phases–consist of a network of
topological defects arranged into a cubic symmetry. They exhibit striking optical properties …

We consider a class of liquid crystal free-boundary problems for which both the equilibrium
shape and internal configuration of a system must simultaneously be determined, for …

This chapter is about the modeling of nematic liquid crystals (LCs) and their numerical
simulation. We begin with an overview of the basic physics of LCs and discuss some of their …