Micromechanics model of liquid crystal anisotropic triple lines with applications to self-assembly

Langmuir

Volumn 26, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 13033-13037

  Rey, Alejandro D ^a   Herrera Valencia, E E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTHAL ORIENTATION; AZIMUTHAL ORIENTATIONAL ORDERING; CAPILLARY FORCE; CONTACT LINES; DIRECTED SELF-ASSEMBLY; EVAPORATION PROCESS; INTERFACIAL TENSIONS; LINE TENSION; MESOPHASES; MICRO MECHANICS MODEL; MICRO-MECHANICAL; NEMATIC LIQUIDS; THREE-PHASE CONTACT LINE; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS; TRIPLE LINES; WETTING PROCESS;

CONTACT ANGLE; EVAPORATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SELF ASSEMBLY; VIRUSES; WETTING;

ANISOTROPY;

EID: 77955535425     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la1019668     Document Type: Article

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