Tunable structure and dynamics of active liquid crystals

Abstract

Activity tunes elastic properties and defect interactions in nematic liquid crystals.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 05, 2018
Source ID
10.1126/sciadv.aat7779

Entities

People

  • Juan J. de Pablo
  • Margaret Gardel
  • Nitin Kumar
  • Rui Zhang

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • National Science Foundation
  • Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
  • University of Chicago

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics