Topological colloids

Bohdan Senyuk, Qingkun Liu, Sailing He, Randall D. Kamien, Robert B. Kusner, Tom C. Lubensky and Ivan I. Smalyukh ()
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Bohdan Senyuk: University of Colorado
Qingkun Liu: University of Colorado
Sailing He: Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, Zhejiang University
Randall D. Kamien: University of Pennsylvania
Robert B. Kusner: University of Massachusetts
Tom C. Lubensky: University of Pennsylvania
Ivan I. Smalyukh: University of Colorado

Nature, 2013, vol. 493, issue 7431, 200-205

Abstract: Topologically distinct colloidal particles introduced into a nematic liquid crystal align and generate topology-constrained three-dimensional director fields and defects in the liquid crystal fluid that can be manipulated with a variety of methods, opening up a new area of exploration in the field of soft matter.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1038/nature11710

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