Confinement induced splay-to-bend transition of colloidal rods.
We study the nematic phase of rodlike f d-virus particles confined to channels with wedge-structured walls. Using laser scanning confocal microscopy we observe a splay-to-bend transition at the single particle level as a function of the wedge opening angle. Lattice Boltzmann simulations reveal the u...
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Dammone, O,
Zacharoudiou, I,
Dullens, R,
Yeomans, J,
Lettinga, M,
Aarts, D |
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| Format: | Journal article
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
2012
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