Liquid crystals have been intensively studied as functional materials. Recently, integration of
various disciplines has led to new directions in the design of functional liquid‐crystalline …

Aquatic functional liquid crystals, which are ordered molecular assemblies that work in water
environment, are described in this review. Aquatic functional liquid crystals are liquid …

A novel phase sequence for the transition from the double diamond to the double gyroid
cubic phases via two non-cubic intermediate phases, an orthorhombic Fmmm (O69) phase …

As one of the most stunning biological nanostructures, the single-diamond (SD) surface
discovered in beetles and weevils exoskeletons possesses the widest complete photonic …

Bicontinuous and multicontinuous network phases are among nature's most complex
structures in soft matter systems. Here, a chiral bicontinuous tetragonal phase is reported as …

The synthesis, self-assembly and physical properties of two series of di/tetra-substituted
pyrene-based liquid crystals were reported. These compounds were synthesized by using …

Tuning the self-assembly of dendritic amphiphiles represents a major challenge for the
design of advanced nanomaterials for biomimetic applications. The morphology of the final …

Because domain geometry is dictated by the volume fraction of the block constituting it, an
ABC linear triblock copolymer with unequal volume fractions of A and C blocks can form …

In a narrow temperature window in going from the isotropic to highly chiral orders,
cholesteric liquid crystals exhibit so-called blue phases, consisting of different morphologies …

A new molecular-level model is proposed for the “Smectic-D” liquid crystal whose structure
has remained controversial since the 1960s. The phase has a body-centred cubic lattice …