Monodomain and polydomain helicoids in chiral liquid-crystalline phases and their biological analogues

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 291-302

  De Luca, G ^a   Rey, A D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FREE ENERGY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PLYWOOD; SELF ASSEMBLY; TISSUE; VECTORS;

CHIRAL NEMATIC MESOPHASES; MORPHOGENESIS; PSEUDO-NEMATIC LAYERS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; ISOMERISM; MACROMOLECULE; MATERIALS; METHODOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITION; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; WOOD;

ANISOTROPY; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; ISOMERISM; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PHASE TRANSITION; SOLUTIONS; WOOD;

EID: 0346330113     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2002-10164-3     Document Type: Article

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