Exploring “Dormant” Opto-Mechanical Properties of the Isotropic Phase of Liquid Crystals and Revealing Hidden Elasticity of (Ordinary) Liquids

Exploring “Dormant” Opto-Mechanical Properties of the Isotropic Phase of Liquid Crystals and Revealing Hidden Elasticity of (Ordinary) Liquids

There is little literature on the flow properties of the isotropic phase of liquid crystalline fluids. However, this phase is an ideal tool to bridge the physics of liquid crystals with those of (ordinary) fluids. Optical and mechanical studies are presented, demonstrating that away from any phase t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Laurence Noirez, Philipp Kahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Fluids
Subjects:
low- and high-molecular weight liquid crystals
flow birefringence
wetting
molecular liquids
low-frequency shear elasticity
solid-like properties
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/3/2/43

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