A computer simulation study of the formation of liquid crystal nanodroplets from a homogeneous solution

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Berardi, Roberto ^a   Costantini, Alberto ^a   Muccioli, Luca ^a   Orlandi, Silvia ^a   Zannoni, Claudio ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTONS;

BINARY SOLUTION; LIQUID CRYSTAL NANODROPLETS; PHOTONIC MATERIALS; SOLUTE-SOLVENT INTERACTION;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 33847751848     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2430710     Document Type: Article

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