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Liquid Crystal Colloids

Author : Igor Muševič
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319549162
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)

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Book Synopsis Liquid Crystal Colloids by : Igor Muševič

Download or read book Liquid Crystal Colloids written by Igor Muševič and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-14 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together the many concepts and discoveries in liquid crystal colloids contributed over the last twenty years and scattered across numerous articles and book chapters. It provides both a historical overview of the development of the field and a clear perspective on the future applications in photonics. The book covers all phenomena observed in liquid crystal colloids with an emphasis on experimental tools and applications of topology in condensed matter, as well as practical micro-photonics applications. It includes a number of spectacular manifestations of new topological phenomena not found or difficult to observe in other systems. Starting from the early works on nematic colloids, it explains the basics of topological defects in ordered media, charge and winding, and the elastic forces between colloidal particles in nematics. Following a detailed description of experimental methods, such as optical tweezing and particle tracking, the book eases the reader into the theoretical part, which deals with elastic deformation of nematic liquid crystals due to inclusions and surface alignment. This is discussed in the context of basic mean field Landau-de Gennes Q-tensor theory, with a brief explanation of the free-energy minimization numerical methods. There then follows an excursion into the topology of complex nematic colloidal structures, colloidal entanglement, knotting and linking. Nematic droplets, shells, handlebodies and chiral topological structures are addressed in separate chapters. The book concludes with an extensive chapter on the photonic properties of nematic dispersions, presenting the concept of integrated soft matter photonics and discussing the concepts of nematic and chiral nematic microlasers, surface-sensitive photonic devices and smectic microfibers. The text is complemented by a large bibliography, explanatory sketches and beautiful micrographs.

Fluids, Colloids and Soft Materials

Author : Alberto Fernandez-Nieves
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111806562X
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Book Synopsis Fluids, Colloids and Soft Materials by : Alberto Fernandez-Nieves

Download or read book Fluids, Colloids and Soft Materials written by Alberto Fernandez-Nieves and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a compilation of self-contained chapters covering a wide range of topics within the broad field of soft condensed matter. Each chapter starts with basic definitions to bring the reader up-to-date on the topic at hand, describing how to use fluid flows to generate soft materials of high value either for applications or for basic research. Coverage includes topics related to colloidal suspensions and soft materials and how they differ in behavior, along with a roadmap for researchers on how to use soft materials to study relevant physics questions related to geometrical frustration.

The Molecular Dynamics of Liquid Crystals

Author : G.R. Luckhurst
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401111685
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis The Molecular Dynamics of Liquid Crystals by : G.R. Luckhurst

Download or read book The Molecular Dynamics of Liquid Crystals written by G.R. Luckhurst and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liquid-crystalline phases are now known to be formed by an ever growing range of quite diverse materials, these include those of low molecular weight as well as the novel liquid-crystalline polymers, such phases can also be induced by the addition of a solvent to amphiphilic systems leading to lyotropic liquid crystals. Irrespective of the structure of the constituent molecules these numerous liquid-cl)'Stailine phases are characterised by their long range orientational order. In addition certain phases exhibit elements of long range positional order. Our understanding, both experimental and theoretical, at the molecular level of the static behaviour of these fascinating and important materials is now well advanced. In contrast the influence of the long range order; both orientational and positional, on the molecular dynamics in liquid Cl)'Stais is less well understood. In an attempt to address this situation a NATO Advanced Study Institute devoted to liquid ctystal dynamics was held at n Ciocco, Barga, Italy in September 1989. This brought together experimentalists and theoreticians concerned with the various dynamical processes occurring in all liquid crystals. The skills of the participants was impressively wide ranging; they spanned the experimental techniques used in the study of molecular dynamics, the nature of the systems investigated and the theoretical models employed to understand the results. While much was learnt it was also recognised that much more needed to be done in order to advance our understanding of molecular dynamics in liquid Cl)'Stais.

Introduction to Soft Matter

Author : Ian W. Hamley
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Soft Matter written by Ian W. Hamley and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2000-04-14 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering all types of soft matter, this unique book provides an easily accessible introduction to both theory and applciations.

The Structure, Dynamics and Equilibrium Properties of Colloidal Systems

Author : D. Bloor
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401137463
Total Pages : 869 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis The Structure, Dynamics and Equilibrium Properties of Colloidal Systems by : D. Bloor

Download or read book The Structure, Dynamics and Equilibrium Properties of Colloidal Systems written by D. Bloor and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 869 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Properties of Colloidal Systems, Aberystwyth, Wales, U.K., September 10-23, 1989

Liquid Crystals and Their Interactions with Colloidal Particles and Phospholipid Membranes

Author : Evelina B. Kim
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Book Synopsis Liquid Crystals and Their Interactions with Colloidal Particles and Phospholipid Membranes by : Evelina B. Kim

Download or read book Liquid Crystals and Their Interactions with Colloidal Particles and Phospholipid Membranes written by Evelina B. Kim and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Structure and Dynamics of Strongly Interacting Colloids and Supramolecular Aggregates in Solution

Author : Sow-Hsin Chen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401125406
Total Pages : 848 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Structure and Dynamics of Strongly Interacting Colloids and Supramolecular Aggregates in Solution written by Sow-Hsin Chen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the last decade, various powerful experimental tools have been developed, such as small angle X-ray and neutron scattering, X-ray and neutron reflection from interfaces, neutron spin-echo spectroscopy and quasi-elastic multiple light scattering and large scale computer simulations. Due to the rapid progress brought about by these techniques, one witnesses a resurgence of interest in the physicochemical properties of colloids, surfactants and macromolecules in solution. Although these disciplines have a long history, they are at present rapidly transforming into a new, interdisciplinary research area generally known as complex liquids or soft condensed matter physics: names that reflect the considerable involvement of the chemical and condensed matter physicists. This book is based on lectures given at a NATO ASI held in the summer of 1991 and discusses these new developments, both in theory and experiment. It constitutes the most up-to-date and comprehensive summary of the entire field.

Applications of Liquid Crystals

Author : G. Meier
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642809545
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book Applications of Liquid Crystals written by G. Meier and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past ten years liquid crystals have attracted much interest and considerable progress has been made with respect to our knowledge in this field. The recent development was initiated mainly by the work of J. L. Fergason and G. H. Heilmeier, who pointed out the importance of liquid crystals for thermographic and electro optic applications. The first part of this book is a brief introduction to the physics of liquid crystals. The structures and properties of the three basic types of liquid crystals are discussed. A special paragraph is devoted to electric-field effects, which are important in display applications. The chapter on Scientific Applications gives an insight into the potential applications of liquid crystals in fundamental research, with special emphasis on explaining the principles involved. Two groups of potential applications are discussed in detail: 1. the use of liquid crystals as anisotropic solvent for the determination of molecular properties by means of spectroscopy, and 2. their use in analytical chemistry, particularly in gas chromatography. The reverse process involves the use of the dissolved molecules as microscopic probes in the investigation of the dynamical molecular structure of anisotropic fluid systems (e.g. biological membranes). This extremely important technique is also described.

Dynamics and Defects in Liquid Crystals

Author : Peter Palffy-Muhoray
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351454250
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Book Synopsis Dynamics and Defects in Liquid Crystals by : Peter Palffy-Muhoray

Download or read book Dynamics and Defects in Liquid Crystals written by Peter Palffy-Muhoray and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During his distinguished scientific career, Alfred Saupe made important contributions to liquid crystal research, laying the groundwork on which much of the current knowledge and research in the physics of liquid crystals is based. This volume features papers presented by Prof. Saupe's colleagues, students and friends at a festschrift in honor of his 70th birthday. In addition, a selection of Prof. Saupe's articles are reprinted in the original German and in English translation, offering the reader a unique opportunity to see both the early work of this important scientist and widespread effect of that work on later discoveries in liquid crystal physics.

Soft Matter Self-Assembly

Author : C.N. Likos
Publisher : IOS Press
ISBN 13 : 1614996628
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (149 download)

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Download or read book Soft Matter Self-Assembly written by C.N. Likos and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2016-07-14 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-assembly is one of the key concepts in contemporary soft condensed matter. It is an umbrella term which encompasses the various modes of spontaneous organization of micrometer-and submicrometer-sized particles into ordered structures of various degrees of complexity, yet it often relies on remarkably simple interactions and mechanisms. Self-assembly is one of the key principles used by nature to construct living matter, where it frequently takes place in a hierarchical fashion. This book contains the lectures from the Enrico Fermi summer school: Soft Matter Self-assembly, held in Varenna, Italy, in June and July 2015. The primary aim of the school was to cover the most exciting modern aspects of self-assembly in soft condensed matter physics, and to enable Ph.D. students and postdocs to engage with some of the most exciting and current topics in the physics of colloids through a series of mini-courses and seminars hosted by leading figures in the field. Subjects covered include: colloids with directional bonding; pathways of self-organization; self-assembly hydrodynamics; polymer structure and dynamics; liquid-crystal colloid dispersions; and self-organizing nanosystems. The proceedings also include two reprints from Reviews of Modern Physics, and will be of interest to both students and experts in the field.

Principles of Soft-Matter Dynamics

Author : Rainer Kimmich
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400755368
Total Pages : 670 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Book Synopsis Principles of Soft-Matter Dynamics by : Rainer Kimmich

Download or read book Principles of Soft-Matter Dynamics written by Rainer Kimmich and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-30 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical applications of soft-matter dynamics are of vital importance in material science, chemical engineering, biophysics and biotechnology, food processing, plastic industry, micro- and nano-system technology, and other technologies based on non-crystalline and non-glassy materials. Principles of Soft-Matter Dynamics. Basic Theories, Non-invasive Methods, Mesoscopic Aspects covers fundamental dynamic phenomena such as diffusion, relaxation, fluid dynamics, normal modes, order fluctuations, adsorption and wetting processes. It also elucidates the applications of the principles and of the methods referring to polymers, liquid crystals and other mesophases, membranes, amphiphilic systems, networks, and porous media including multiphase and multi-component materials, colloids, fine-particles, and emulsions. The book presents all formalisms, examines the basic concepts needed for applications of soft-matter science, and reviews non-invasive experimental techniques such as the multi-faceted realm of NMR methods, neutron and light quasi-elastic scattering, mechanical relaxation and dielectric broadband spectroscopy which are treated and compared on a common and consistent foundation. The standard concepts of dynamics in fluids, polymers, liquid crystals, colloids and adsorbates are comprehensively derived in a step-by-step manner. Principles and analogies common to diverse application fields are elucidated and theoretical and experimental aspects are supplemented by computational-physics considerations. Principles of Soft-Matter Dynamics. Basic Theories, Non-invasive Methods, Mesoscopic Aspects appeals to graduate and PhD students, post-docs, researchers, and industrial scientists alike.

Thermotropic Liquid Crystals

Author : Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402053541
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis Thermotropic Liquid Crystals by : Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy

Download or read book Thermotropic Liquid Crystals written by Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-06 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers developments in the field of thermotropic liquid crystals and their functional importance. It also presents advances related to different sub-areas pertinent to this interdisciplinary area of research. This text brings together research from synthetic scientists and spectroscopists and attempts to bridge the gaps between these areas. New physical techniques that are powerful in characterizing these materials are discussed.

Dynamics and Defects in Liquid Crystals

Author : Patricia Cladis
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9789056996499
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (964 download)

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Book Synopsis Dynamics and Defects in Liquid Crystals by : Patricia Cladis

Download or read book Dynamics and Defects in Liquid Crystals written by Patricia Cladis and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1998-08-27 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During his distinguished scientific career, Alfred Saupe made important contributions to liquid crystal research, laying the groundwork on which much of the current knowledge and research in the physics of liquid crystals is based. This volume features papers presented by Prof. Saupe's colleagues, students and friends at a festschrift in honor of his 70th birthday. In addition, a selection of Prof. Saupe's articles are reprinted in the original German and in English translation, offering the reader a unique opportunity to see both the early work of this important scientist and widespread effect of that work on later discoveries in liquid crystal physics.

Structure and Properties of Liquid Crystals

Author : Lev M. Blinov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048188296
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (481 download)

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Book Synopsis Structure and Properties of Liquid Crystals by : Lev M. Blinov

Download or read book Structure and Properties of Liquid Crystals written by Lev M. Blinov and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book by Lev M. Blinov is ideal to guide researchers from their very first encounter with liquid crystals to the level where they can perform independent experiments on liquid crystals with a thorough understanding of their behaviour also in relation to the theoretical framework. Liquid crystals can be found everywhere around us. They are used in virtually every display device, whether it is for domestic appliances of for specialized technological instruments. Their finely tunable optical properties make them suitable also for thermo-sensing and laser technologies. There are many monographs written by prominent scholars on the subject of liquid crystals. The majority of them presents the subject in great depth, sometimes focusing on a particular research aspect, and in general they require a significant level of prior knowledge. In contrast, this books aims at an audience of advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics, chemistry and materials science. The book consists of three parts: the first part, on structure, starts from the fundamental principles underlying the structure of liquid crystals, their rich phase behaviour and the methods used to study them; the second part, on physical properties, emphasizes the influence of anisotropy on all aspects of liquid crystals behaviour; the third, focuses on electro-optics, the most important properties from the applications standpoint. This part covers only the main effects and illustrates the underlying principles in greater detail. Professor Lev M. Blinov has had a long carrier as an experimentalist. He made major contributions in the field of ferroelectric mesophases. In 1985 he received the USSR state prize for investigations of electro-optical effects in liquid crystals for spatial light modulators. In 1999 he was awarded the Frederiks medal of the Soviet Liquid Crystal Society and in 2000 he was honoured with the G. Gray silver medal of the British Liquid Crystal Society. He has held many visiting academic positions in universities and laboratories across Europe and in Japan.

Theoretical Challenges in the Dynamics of Complex Fluids

Author : T.C. McLeish
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789401154802
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (548 download)

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Download or read book Theoretical Challenges in the Dynamics of Complex Fluids written by T.C. McLeish and published by Springer. This book was released on 1997-07-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No-one who took part in the NATO Advanced Studies Institute from which this book emerges will have forgotten the experience. True, the necessary conditions for a very successful workshop were satisfied: a field of physics bursting with new power and new puzzles, a matchless team of lecturers, an international gathering of students many of whom had themselves contributed at the forefront of their subject, an admirable overlap of experiment and theory, a good mix of experimenters and theorists, an enviable environment. But who could have foreseen the way the workshop became a focus for future directions, how fresh scientific ideas tumbled out of the discussion periods, how the context of teaching the field produced such fruitfulness of research at the highest level? The organisers did have some specific aims in mind. Perhaps foremost was the desire to compare notes among different areas within the sub field of soft condensed matter physics fast becoming known as "complex fluids". For readers seeking a definition, the prosaic "fluids with bits in" can be passed rapidly over in favour of the elegant discussion of slow variables by Scott Milner in his chapter. The uniting goals of the subject are to model the essential molecular or mesoscopic structure theoretically, and to probe this structure as well as the bulk response of the system experimentally. Our famous examples were: colloids, polymers, liquid crystals, block co-polymers and self-assembling surfactant systems.

Dynamic Behavior of Macromolecules, Colloids, Liquid Crystals and Biological Systems by Optical and Electro-optical Methods

Author : Hiroshi Watanabe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dynamic Behavior of Macromolecules, Colloids, Liquid Crystals and Biological Systems by Optical and Electro-optical Methods written by Hiroshi Watanabe and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Liquid Crystal Polymers: From Structures to Applications

Author : A.A. Collyer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401118701
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Liquid Crystal Polymers: From Structures to Applications by : A.A. Collyer

Download or read book Liquid Crystal Polymers: From Structures to Applications written by A.A. Collyer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subject of liquid crystals and their use in electronic displays and in non-linear optical systems has become of tremendous importance during the last decade; and the incorporation of liquid crystal units into polymeric materials has led to a group of new materials with diverse properties. Some of these properties have been utilized in new products and some have yet to be used. Much published work has appeared that deals with specific materials or particular applications, and it was felt that a book was needed to examine and explain the underlying principles governing the diverse properties of these liquid crystal polymers, LCPs. The current work describes the diverse nature of LCPs, their synthesis, characterization, properties and finally their applications. It describes the manner in which liquid crystallinity or mesomorphism occurs in small molecules, monomer liquid crystals and polymer liquid crystals. Chapter 1 gives a classification of the various ways in which the meso gens may be connected to the polymer chains. Currently, the bulk of LCP material is based on main chain or longitudinal LCPs for use in engineering applications. The side chain or comb polymers are intended for use in electronics and opto-electronic systems and as surfactants. Many other variants and possibilities exist but their properties have not yet been fully studied or used. In this respect it is hoped that the current work will indicate future possibilities as well as discussing current opinion. v Preface vi Chapters 2 and 3 describe methods of characterizing the mesophases.