Liquid Crystals: From Modified Phases to Applications 2014

• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: No linguistic content
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2014
• Subjects: functional Materials; simulations of Soft Matter; thermotropic and Lyotropic systems; Nanoparticles; biological and Living Systems; organic Conductors; sensors; self-Organization; anisotropic Fluids; liquid crystals; polymers; photonics; topological Defects
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Liquid crystals can be found in both synthetic and natural materials, which include DNA, cellulose, soaps, and cholesteryl esters. Liquid crystal basic concepts are an inspiration for various branches of physics, chemistry, materials science, mathematics, biology, and engineering. These concepts ena...