pH-responsive cholesteric liquid crystal double emulsion droplets prepared by microfluidics

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 241, Issue , 2017, Pages 636-643

  Jang, Ju Hyun ^a   Park, Soo Young ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cholesteric liquid crystal; Double emulsion droplet; Microfluidics; pH responsive; Polyelectrolyte

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; LASER OPTICS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; MIXTURES; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SODIUM SULFATE;

BRIGHT-FIELD IMAGES; DOUBLE EMULSIONS; FLOW-FOCUSING GEOMETRY; HOMEOTROPIC ORIENTATION; PARALLEL ORIENTATION; PERPENDICULAR ORIENTATION; PH-RESPONSIVE; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA);

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 84993191201     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2016.10.118     Document Type: Article

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