Nanoparticles in nematic liquid crystals: Interactions with nanochannels

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 127, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Hung, Francisco R ^a,b   Gettelfinger, Brian T ^a   Koenig Jr , Gary M ^a   Abbott, Nicholas L ^a   De Pablo, Juan J ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; DEFECT STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; NANOPARTICLES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CHANNEL-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; NANOCHANNELS; ORDER PARAMETERS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 34848829880     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2770724     Document Type: Article

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