Reconfigurable knots and links in chiral nematic colloids.

Tying knots and linking microscopic loops of polymers, macromolecules, or defect lines in complex materials is a challenging task for material scientists. We demonstrate the knotting of microscopic topological defect lines in chiral nematic liquid-crystal colloids into knots and links of arbitrary c...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Tkalec, U, Ravnik, M, Čopar, S, Žumer, S, Muševič, I
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: 2011