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Liquid-crystal ordering mediated by self-assembly of surfactant solution confined in nanodroplet: a dissipative particle dynamics study

Takuya InokuchiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan.Correspondence[email protected]
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Noriyoshi AraiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan.ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5254-7329View further author information
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Pages 1218-1226 | Received 03 Feb 2017, Accepted 12 Jul 2017, Published online: 03 Aug 2017

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