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OverviewThis 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'. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ingo Dierking (Senior Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester) , Antônio Martins Figueiredo Neto (Professor of Physics, Professor of Physics, Institute of Physics, Experimental Physics Department, University of São Paulo)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.30cm Weight: 0.596kg ISBN: 9780192898654ISBN 10: 0192898655 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 16 July 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order ![]() Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Theory 3: Experimental techniques 4: Computer simulations of liquid crystals 5: Amphiphilics 6: Chiral lyotropic liquid crystals 7: Chromonics 8: Inorganic lyotropic liquid crystals 9: Biological and living lyotropics 10: Rods, tubes, wires, and sheets 11: Applications IndexReviewsA 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. * Oleg Lavrentovich, Kent State University, Ohio * An important contribution to the literature of complex fluids and liquid crystals in general, with the particularly important feature of organizing the solved and open problems as well as the challenges and perspectives of this fascinating research field. * Luiz Roberto Evangelista, State University of Maringa, Brazil * Author InformationIngo Dierking received his PhD at Clausthal University, Germany, in 1995 and then worked as a postdoc at the IBM TJ Watson Research Center, USA, before receiving a Humboldt fellowship for Chalmers University, Sweden. From 1999-2002 Dierking was a lecturer at Darmstadt University, Germany, before joining the University of Manchester where he is a Senior Lecturer. He has won several research awards, the GW Gray medal, the Cyril Hilsum medal and the Samsung Mid-career award and is currently the President of the International Liquid Crystal Society and a former Chair of the British Liquid Crystals Society. Antônio Martins Figueiredo Neto received his PhD at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, in 1981 and then worked as a postdoc at the Université Paris-Sud, France, from 1983 to 1985. In 1988 he became Full Professor of Physics at University of São Paulo. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Science and the State of São Paulo Academy of Science. He has published more than 200 papers in international journals and supervised more than 40 PhD and Master students. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |