Slow dynamics of thin nematic films in the presence of adsorbed nanoparticles

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Grollau, S ^a   Guzman O ^a   Abbott, N L ^a   De Pablo, J J ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED PARTICLES; BIOMOLECULES; METASTABLE STATE; SOLID SURFACES;

ADSORPTION; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 22944466913     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1831253     Document Type: Article

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