Liquid-crystal-mediated self-assembly at nanodroplet interfaces

J. A. Moreno-Razo, E. J. Sambriski, N. L. Abbott, J. P. Hernández-Ortiz and J. J. de Pablo ()
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J. A. Moreno-Razo: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Apartado Postal 55-534, México 09340, Distrito Federal, México
E. J. Sambriski: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Delaware Valley College
N. L. Abbott: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison
J. P. Hernández-Ortiz: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín, Bloque M3-050, Medellin, Colombia
J. J. de Pablo: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Nature, 2012, vol. 485, issue 7396, 86-89

Abstract: Ordering in liquid-crystal applications is usually achieved using surfactants, but here, in modelled nanodroplets of liquid crystals and surfactants, the liquid crystals control the ordering effects, which resemble those seen in block copolymer ordering, such as spots and stripes.

Date: 2012
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