Colloidal rods in confinement

<p>We study colloidal rods in confinement and under flow on the single particle level using optical microscopy and laser scanning confocal microscopy. First, we investigate liquid crystals in confinement. A mathematical method for calculating distortion energies is developed and illustrated by ap...

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Autor Principal: Klop, K
Outros autores: Aarts, D
Formato: Thesis
Idioma:English
Publicado: 2016