Spontaneous size selection in cholesteric and nematic emulsions

We study the spontaneous size selection in lyotropic cholesteric (W/O) and thermotropic nematic (O/W) liquid crystal emulsions. The droplet sizes have been characterized by dynamic light scattering, which indicates a narrow monomodal distribution of droplets achieved spontaneously even without emuls...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1991. - 22(2006), 5 vom: 28. Feb., Seite 2365-70
1. Verfasser: Tixier, T (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Heppenstall-Butler, M, Terentjev, E M
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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