Patterned surface anchoring of nematic droplets at miscible liquid–liquid interfaces

Wang, Xiaoguang; Zhou, Ye; Kim, Young-Ki; Miller, Daniel S.; Zhang, Rui; Martinez-Gonzalez, Jose A.; Bukusoglu, Emre; Zhang, Bo; Brown, Thaddeus M.; de Pablo, Juan J.; Abbott, Nicholas L.

doi:10.1039/c7sm00975e

Title: Patterned surface anchoring of nematic droplets at miscible liquid–liquid interfaces

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Soft Matter

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c7sm00975e· OSTI ID:1535248

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^[2]; Kim, Young-Ki ^[1]; Miller, Daniel S. ^[1]; Zhang, Rui ^[2];

^[2]; Bukusoglu, Emre ^[1]; Zhang, Bo ^[1]; Brown, Thaddeus M. ^[1]; de Pablo, Juan J. ^[2];

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Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison; USA
Institute for Molecular Engineering; The University of Chicago; Chicago; USA

The internal configurations assumed by nematic liquid crystal droplets at glycerol–water interfaces can be polymerized, leading to polymeric Janus particles.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0004025

OSTI ID:: 1535248

Journal Information:: Soft Matter, Vol. 13, Issue 34; ISSN 1744-683X

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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