In the 21st century, soft materials will become more important as functional materials
because of their dynamic nature. Although soft materials are not as highly durable as hard …

The liquid crystalline state of matter arises from orientation-dependent, non-covalent
interactions between molecules within condensed phases. Because the balance of …

A new class of microwires can be assembled by dielectrophoresis from suspensions of
metallic nanoparticles. The wires are formed in the gaps between planar electrodes and can …

Heavy metals, such as lead ions, are regarded as the main environmental contaminants and
have a negative impact on human bodies, making detection technologies of lead ions …

Fast, real‐time detection of gases and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is an emerging
research field relevant to most aspects of modern society, from households to health …

A versatile sensing method based on monodisperse liquid crystal (LC) emulsion droplets
detects and distinguishes between different types of bacteria (Gram+ ve and− ve) and …

This feature article surveys the various ways by which a structurally simple hydrazone can
be used in accessing different functional materials, mainly photo/chemically activated …

By utilizing a microfluidics approach, we prepared uniformly sized cholesteric liquid crystal
(CLC) droplets from MLC-2132 doped with a chiral dopant (S)-4-cyano-4′-(2-methylbutyl) …

We review the state of the art concerning drops and shells of liquid crystal. We especially
focus on the defect structures observed with liquid crystals with different degrees of order …

Liquid crystals (LCs) have been widely used as sensitive elements to construct LC
biosensors based on the principle that specific bonding events between biomolecules can …