The Trapezoidal Cylinder Phase: A New Mode of Self-Assembly in Liquid-Crystalline Soft Matter

2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (30) ◽  
pp. 9666-9667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Liu ◽  
Bin Chen ◽  
Benjamin Glettner ◽  
Marko Prehm ◽  
Malay Kumar Das ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Soft Matter ◽  
Liquid Crystalline

The Triangular Cylinder Phase:  A New Mode of Self-Assembly in Liquid-Crystalline Soft Matter

2007 ◽  
Vol 129 (31) ◽  
pp. 9578-9579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Liu ◽  
Bin Chen ◽  
Ute Baumeister ◽  
Xiangbing Zeng ◽  
Goran Ungar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Soft Matter ◽  
Liquid Crystalline

Self-Assembly Optical Components

2003 ◽  
Vol 771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel I. Lazarev ◽  
Michael V. Paukshto ◽  
Elena N. Sidorenko
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Crystalline State ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Film Deposition ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Optical Components ◽  
Crystal Film ◽  
Solid Film ◽  
Thin Crystal

AbstractWe report a new method of Thin Crystal Film deposition. In the present paper we describe the method of crystallization, structure, and optical properties of Bisbenzimidazo[2,1-a:1',2',b']anthra[2,1,9-def:6,5,10-d'e'f']-diisoquinoline-6,9-dion (mixture with cis-isomer) (abbreviated DBI PTCA) sulfonation product. The Thin Crystal Film has a thickness of 200-1000 nm, with anisotropic optical properties such as refraction and absorption indices. X-ray diffraction data evidences a lyotropic liquid crystalline state in liquid phase and crystalline state in solid film. Anisotropic optical properties of the film make it useful in optical devices, e.g. liquid crystal displays.

scholarly journals Controlling the Kinetics of an Enzymatic Reaction through Enzyme or Substrate Confinement into Lipid Mesophases with Tunable Structural Parameters

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (14) ◽  
pp. 5116
Author(s):  
Marco Mendozza ◽  
Arianna Balestri ◽  
Costanza Montis ◽  
Debora Berti
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Kinetics ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Enzymatic Reaction ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Nitrophenyl Phosphate ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Enzyme Alkaline Phosphatase

Lipid liquid crystalline mesophases, resulting from the self-assembly of polymorphic lipids in water, have been widely explored as biocompatible drug delivery systems. In this respect, non-lamellar structures are particularly attractive: they are characterized by complex 3D architectures, with the coexistence of hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions that can conveniently host drugs of different polarities. The fine tunability of the structural parameters is nontrivial, but of paramount relevance, in order to control the diffusive properties of encapsulated active principles and, ultimately, their pharmacokinetics and release. In this work, we investigate the reaction kinetics of p-nitrophenyl phosphate conversion into p-nitrophenol, catalysed by the enzyme Alkaline Phosphatase, upon alternative confinement of the substrate and of the enzyme into liquid crystalline mesophases of phytantriol/H2O containing variable amounts of an additive, sucrose stearate, able to swell the mesophase. A structural investigation through Small-Angle X-ray Scattering, revealed the possibility to finely control the structure/size of the mesophases with the amount of the included additive. A UV–vis spectroscopy study highlighted that the enzymatic reaction kinetics could be controlled by tuning the structural parameters of the mesophase, opening new perspectives for the exploitation of non-lamellar mesophases for confinement and controlled release of therapeutics.

Synthesis of azobenzene-containing liquid crystalline block copolymer nanoparticles via polymerization induced hierarchical self-assembly

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wen ◽  
Wangqi Ouyang ◽  
Song Guan ◽  
Aihua Chen
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Facile Synthesis ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Nanoparticles

A facile synthesis of non-spherical photoresponsive azobenzene-containing liquid crystalline nanoparticles via polymerization-induced hierarchical self-assembly (PIHSA).

Synthesis, Self-Assembly and Solution-Processed Field-Effect Transistors of a Liquid Crystalline Bis(dithienothiophene) Derivative

2009 ◽  
Vol 113 (36) ◽  
pp. 16232-16237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiming Zhang ◽  
Yunlong Guo ◽  
Ling Wang ◽  
Qikai Li ◽  
Kai Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Field Effect ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Field Effect Transistors ◽  
Solution Processed

Topological liquid crystal superstructures as structured light lasers

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (49) ◽  
pp. e2110839118
Author(s):  
Miha Papič ◽  
Urban Mur ◽  
Kottoli Poyil Zuhail ◽  
Miha Ravnik ◽  
Igor Muševič ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Soft Matter ◽  
Structured Light ◽  
Topological Defects ◽  
Photonic Devices ◽  
Light Polarization ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Fabry Perot ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
External Stimuli

Liquid crystals (LCs) form an extremely rich range of self-assembled topological structures with artificially or naturally created topological defects. Some of the main applications of LCs are various optical and photonic devices, where compared to their solid-state counterparts, soft photonic systems are fundamentally different in terms of unique properties such as self-assembly, self-healing, large tunability, sensitivity to external stimuli, and biocompatibility. Here we show that complex tunable microlasers emitting structured light can be generated from self-assembled topological LC superstructures containing topological defects inserted into a thin Fabry–Pérot microcavity. The topology and geometry of the LC superstructure determine the structuring of the emitted light by providing complex three-dimensionally varying optical axis and order parameter singularities, also affecting the topology of the light polarization. The microlaser can be switched between modes by an electric field, and its wavelength can be tuned with temperature. The proposed soft matter microlaser approach opens directions in soft matter photonics research, where structured light with specifically tailored intensity and polarization fields could be designed and implemented.

A Biological System Producing a Self-Assembling Cholesteric Protein Liquid Crystal

1971 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-109
Author(s):  
A. C. NEVILLE ◽  
B. M. LUKE
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Electron Density ◽  
Electron Micrographs ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Density Variation ◽  
Self Assembling ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Electron Density Variation ◽  
Helicoidal Structure

The protein in the oothecal glands of praying mantids (Sphodromantis tenuidentata, Miomantis monacha) exists in the form of lamellar liquid crystalline spherulites, which coalesce as they flow out of a punctured gland tubule. Electron micrographs of sections of these spherulites after fixation show parabolic patterns of an electron-light component, set in a continuous matrix of protein. Such patterns arise in helicoidal systems (e.g. arthropod cuticle) and microdensitometric scans of the matrix show a rhythmical electron-density variation consistent with helicoidal structure. Double spiral patterns identical to those seen in liquid crystal spherulites are illustrated. These properties resemble those of cholesteric liquid crystals. The constructional units appear to be molecular rather than fibrillar as described by previous authors. The helicoidal architecture arises by self-assembly in the gland lumen. Lamellar surface structures self-assembled spontaneously on glass coverslips when the protein was left to stand for several days. When heated to 55 °C, the birefringent liquid crystalline protein abruptly changes to an isotropic gel, with associated loss of parabolic patterning in electron micrographs and of the rhythmical electron-density variation on microdensitometric scans. This behaviour is compared to the formation of gelatin from collagen, in terms of the randomization of an originally ordered secondary structure.

Synthesis and characterization of novel dibenz[a,c]anthracenedicarboxythioimides: the effect of thionation on self-assembly

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (82) ◽  
pp. 78784-78790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie. M. Psutka ◽  
Kenneth E. Maly
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Crystalline Phases ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Phases ◽  
Self Association

The effect of thionation on the formation of columnar liquid crystalline phases of dibenzanthracenedicarboximides as well as their self-association in solution is described.

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