Anomalously large bend elastic constant and faster electro-optic response in anisotropic gels formed by a dipeptide

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Bhargavi, R ^a   Nair, Geetha G ^a   Prasad, S Krishna ^a   Prabhu, Rashmi ^a   Yelamaggad, C V ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR NANO AND SOFT MATTER SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC GEL; BACKFLOW EFFECT; DIPEPTIDE; DYNAMIC VISCOSITIES; ELECTRO-OPTIC RESPONSE; ELECTRO-OPTIC SWITCHING; GEL STATE; GELATORS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW STRAINS; MONODISPERSE; NON-LINEAR VARIATION; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; OSCILLATORY SHEAR; ROTATIONAL VISCOSITY; SOL STATE; SPLAY ELASTIC CONSTANTS; SWITCHING SPEED; THERMAL TRANSITIONS; THERMOREVERSIBLE GELS; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; WEAK GEL;

ANISOTROPY; COAGULATION; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GELATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PEPTIDES; SOLS; VISCOSITY;

GELS;

EID: 79955724615     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3553413     Document Type: Article

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