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Liquid crystal assemblies in biologically inspired systems

Cyrus R. SafinyaMaterials, Physics, and Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology Departments, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Joanna DeekMaterials, Physics, and Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology Departments, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA;Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA;Lehrstuhl für Zellbiophysik E27, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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Roy BeckMaterials, Physics, and Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology Departments, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA;Department of Condensed Matter Physics, School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Jayna B. JonesMaterials, Physics, and Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology Departments, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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Cecilia LealMaterials, Physics, and Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology Departments, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA;Materials Science & Engineering Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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Kai K. EwertMaterials, Physics, and Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology Departments, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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Youli LiMaterials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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Pages 1748-1758 | Received 27 Jun 2013, Accepted 16 Sep 2013, Published online: 13 Nov 2013

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