Spreading of nematic liquid crystals on hydrophobic substrates

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 282-283, Issue , 2006, Pages 240-246

  Poulard, C ^a   Voue M ^b   De Coninck, J ^b   Cazabat, A M ^a  

^a l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^b Materia Nova ASBL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anchoring of liquid crystals; Complete wetting; Nematic elasticity

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; ELLIPSOMETRY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTERFEROMETRY; PROFILOMETRY; SILICA; WETTING;

ANCHORING DEFECTS; ANCHORING OF LIQUID CRYSTALS; COMPLETE WETTING; NEMATIC ELASTICITY;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

ARTICLE; ELLIPSOMETRY; ENERGY; FILM; HEATING; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33744512708     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2005.10.022     Document Type: Article

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