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Colloidal entanglement in highly twisted chiral nematic colloids: twisted loops, Hopf links, and trefoil knots.
- Abstract:
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The topology and geometry of closed defect loops is studied in chiral nematic colloids with variable chirality. The colloidal particles with perpendicular surface anchoring of liquid crystalline molecules are inserted in a twisted nematic cell with the thickness that is only slightly larger than the diameter of the colloidal particle. The total twist of the chiral nematic structure in cells with parallel boundary conditions is set to 0, π, 2π, and 3π, respectively. We use the laser tweezers t...
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- Journal:
- Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
- Volume:
- 84
- Issue:
- 3 Pt 1
- Pages:
- 031703
- Publication date:
- 2011-09-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1550-2376
- ISSN:
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1539-3755
- Source identifiers:
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198794
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:198794
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- pubs:198794
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2011
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