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The nature of the assembly process in chromonic liquid crystals

Peter J. CollingsDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA19081, USA;Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA19104, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Joshua N. GoldsteinDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA19081, USAView further author information
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Elizabeth J. HamiltonDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA19081, USAView further author information
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Benjamin R. MercadoDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA19081, USAView further author information
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Kenneth J. NieserDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA19081, USAView further author information
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Margaret H. ReganDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA19081, USAView further author information
Pages 1-27 | Received 27 Feb 2015, Accepted 27 Feb 2015, Published online: 10 Apr 2015

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