Observation of nematic liquid-crystal textures in aqueous gels of smectite clays

Journal of Physical Chemistry

Volumn 100, Issue 26, 1996, Pages 11139-11143

  Gabriel, Jean Christophe P ^a   Sanchez, Clément ^b   Davidson, Patrick ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

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EID: 4043064544     PISSN: 00223654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp961088z     Document Type: Article

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