Cholesteric colloidal liquid crystals from phytosterol rod-like particles
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2011-01-07
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Rossi, Laura
Sacanna, Stefano
Velikov, Krassimir P.
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Abstract
We report the first observation of chiral colloidal liquid crystals of rod-like particles from a low molecular weight organic compound - phytosterols. Based on the particles shape and crystal structure, we attribute this phenomenon to chiral distribution of surface charge on the surface of neighbouring rods.
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General Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics
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Rossi, L, Sacanna, S & Velikov, K P 2011, 'Cholesteric colloidal liquid crystals from phytosterol rod-like particles', Soft Matter, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 64-67. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0sm00822b