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ISBN13: | 9780192898654 |
ISBN10: | 0192898655 |
Binding: | Hardback |
No. of pages: | 304 pages |
Size: | 246x171 mm |
Language: | English |
Illustrations: | 259 line drawings and halftones |
700 |
Category:
Lyotropic Liquid Crystals
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Date of Publication: 16 July 2024
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Short description:
This book aims to review the field of lyotropic liquid crystals from amphiphilic to colloidal systems. It bridges the gap between the two worlds of lyotropics and thermotropics by showing that many of the features observed in standard thermotropic liquid crystals may also be observed in lyotropic systems and vice versa.
Long description:
This book aims to review the field of lyotropic liquid crystals from amphiphilic to colloidal systems, bridging the gap between the two worlds of lyotropics and thermotropics by showing that many of the features observed in standard thermotropic liquid crystals may also be observed in lyotropic systems and vice versa.
Indeed, for a long time, lyotropic liquid crystals have been overshadowed by their thermotropic counterparts, mainly due to the potential for application of the latter in the display industry. This picture has somewhat shifted over the last decade, with numerous novel lyotropic systems having been discovered and formulated, bringing to light their importance in wider scientific research.
For example, the understanding of viruses forming self-assembled ordered phases has largely increased as mineral liquid crystals and clays have experienced a renaissance leading to fundamental research and work on structure formation in nanotechnology. Similarly, nano-rods, nano-wires, nanotubes and 2D materials like graphene oxide and others have been shown to exhibit liquid crystalline behaviour, which may be exploited in self-assembly, drug delivery or biosensors. Cellulose nanocrystals have become an important and popular field of research. The self-assembly of short chain DNA fragments has led to liquid crystal behaviour previously thought to be impossible. Chromonics were shown to exhibit fascinating physical properties, and the combination of active fluids with liquid crystals has opened a whole new field of research to be explored - 'living liquid crystals'.
A book of high quality, and very timely. The field has been enjoying a rapid growth within the last few decades, thanks to the development of polymer-, DNA-, cellulose- and chromonic-based liquid crystalline phases.
Indeed, for a long time, lyotropic liquid crystals have been overshadowed by their thermotropic counterparts, mainly due to the potential for application of the latter in the display industry. This picture has somewhat shifted over the last decade, with numerous novel lyotropic systems having been discovered and formulated, bringing to light their importance in wider scientific research.
For example, the understanding of viruses forming self-assembled ordered phases has largely increased as mineral liquid crystals and clays have experienced a renaissance leading to fundamental research and work on structure formation in nanotechnology. Similarly, nano-rods, nano-wires, nanotubes and 2D materials like graphene oxide and others have been shown to exhibit liquid crystalline behaviour, which may be exploited in self-assembly, drug delivery or biosensors. Cellulose nanocrystals have become an important and popular field of research. The self-assembly of short chain DNA fragments has led to liquid crystal behaviour previously thought to be impossible. Chromonics were shown to exhibit fascinating physical properties, and the combination of active fluids with liquid crystals has opened a whole new field of research to be explored - 'living liquid crystals'.
A book of high quality, and very timely. The field has been enjoying a rapid growth within the last few decades, thanks to the development of polymer-, DNA-, cellulose- and chromonic-based liquid crystalline phases.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Theory
Experimental techniques
Computer simulations of liquid crystals
Amphiphilics
Chiral lyotropic liquid crystals
Chromonics
Inorganic lyotropic liquid crystals
Biological and living lyotropics
Rods, tubes, wires, and sheets
Applications
Index
Theory
Experimental techniques
Computer simulations of liquid crystals
Amphiphilics
Chiral lyotropic liquid crystals
Chromonics
Inorganic lyotropic liquid crystals
Biological and living lyotropics
Rods, tubes, wires, and sheets
Applications
Index