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Abstract
Small water droplets dispersed in a nematic liquid crystal exhibit a novel class of colloidal interactions, arising from the orientational elastic energy of the anisotropic host fluid. These interactions include a short-range repulsion and a long-range dipolar attraction, and they lead to the formation of anisotropic chainlike structures by the colloidal particles. The repulsive interaction can lead to novel mechanisms for colloid stabilization.Entities:
Year: 1997 PMID: 9065396 DOI: 10.1126/science.275.5307.1770
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728