Shape-induced dispersion of colloids in anisotropic fluids

We experimentally study the behavior of micrometer-sized prolate ellipsoidal particles dispersed in a nematic liquid crystal. The latter is an aqueous solution of rodlike micelles. When embedded into such a solvent, ellipsoids with small enough aspect ratios aggregate to form anisotropic structures...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2009-12, Vol.103 (23), p.238303-238303, Article 238303
Main Authors: Mondiot, F, Prathap Chandran, S, Mondain-Monval, O, Loudet, J-C
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