Complex fluids at complex surfaces simply complicated

We study wetting and filling of patterned surfaces by a nematic liquid crystal. We focus on three important classes of periodic surfaces: triangular, sinusoidal and rectangular. The results highlight the similarities and differences of nematic wetting of these surfaces and wetting by simple fluids....

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Main Author: Patricio, Pedro (author)
Other Authors: Romero-Enrique, J. M. (author), Silvestre, N. M. (author), Bernardino, N. R. (author), da Gama, M. M. T. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Wetting Transitions
Nematics Liquid Crystals
Patterned Substrates
Nemantic-Liquid-Crystal
Induced Orientational Order
Phase-Transition
Substrate Interface
Isotropic-Phase
Wedge
Alignment
Layer
Films
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/2121
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipl.pt:10400.21/2121

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/2121

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