Morphogenesis in nematic liquid crystal/polymer materials

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 239, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 358-362

  Langer, Stephen A ^a   Glotzer, Sharon C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROP FORMATION; ORDER DISORDER TRANSITIONS; PHASE SEPARATION;

MORPHOGENESIS; ORIENTATIONAL ORDERING;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0031144873     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(97)00030-7     Document Type: Article

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