Blue-phase liquid crystal droplets

Martínez-González, José A.; Zhou, Ye; Rahimi, Mohammad; Bukusoglu, Emre; Abbott, Nicholas L.; de Pablo, Juan J.

doi:10.1073/pnas.1514251112

Title: Blue-phase liquid crystal droplets

Journal Article · Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1514251112· OSTI ID:1352850

Martínez-González, José A.; Zhou, Ye; Rahimi, Mohammad; Bukusoglu, Emre; Abbott, Nicholas L.; de Pablo, Juan J.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science - Office of Basic Energy Sciences - Materials Sciences and Engineering Division; Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACYT)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1352850

Journal Information:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 112, Issue 43; ISSN 0027-8424

Publisher:: National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC (United States)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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