We study the nematic phase of rodlike fd-virus particles confined to channels with wedge-
structured walls. Using laser scanning confocal microscopy we observe a splay-to-bend …

We revisit the problem of finding the equilibrium location of the defect in two-dimensional
configurations of the nematic liquid crystal (NLC) director field within the framework of the …

We study wetting and filling of patterned surfaces by a nematic liquid crystal. We focus on
three important classes of periodic surfaces: triangular, sinusoidal and rectangular. The …

In this paper we present a fractal Berreman's model which account for azimuthal surface
anchoring of nematic liquid crystals which play a leading role nowadays in biomedical field …

In this paper we revisit the problem of a nematic liquid crystal in contact with patterned
substrates. The substrate is modelled as a periodic array of parallel infinite grooves of well …

We investigate nematic wetting and filling transitions of crenellated surfaces (rectangular
gratings) by numerical minimization of the Landau–de Gennes free energy as a function of …

Close to sinusoidal substrates, simple fluids may undergo a filling transition, in which the
fluid passes from a dry to a filled state, where the interface remains unbent but bound to the …

We investigate theoretically the wetting properties of cholesteric liquid crystals at a planar
substrate. If the properties of substrate and of the interface are such that the cholesteric …

In this paper we present a generalization of Berreman's model for the elastic contribution to
the surface free-energy density of a nematic liquid crystal in presence of a sawtooth …

We propose an improved conformal mapping technique for analytical calculation of two-
dimensional profiles of the nematic liquid crystal (NLC) director in a cell with a simply …