Hexagonal defect array formed under steady shear flow in water-in-cholesteric liquid crystal emulsions

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 578-584

  Yada, Makoto ^a   Fukuda, Jun Ichi ^a   Yamamoto, Jun ^a   Yokoyama, Hiroshi ^a  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cholesteric liquid crystal; Defect array; Emulsion; Nucleation; Point defect; Steady shear flow

Indexed keywords

EMULSION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 0345098537     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-003-0314-y     Document Type: Article

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