Liquid Crystals, Volume 43, Issue 13-15 (2016)

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Special issue to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the journal

Preface

Introduction
Thirtieth Anniversary Issue
Corrie T. Imrie
Pages: 1901-1908
Published online: 14 Dec 2016
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Flat optics with cholesteric and blue phase liquid crystals
H. Yoshida & J. Kobashi
Pages: 1909-1919
Published online: 29 Jun 2016
AbstractforFlat optics with cholesteric and blue phase liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Curvature and defects in nematic liquid crystals
Francesca Serra
Pages: 1920-1936
Published online: 27 Jul 2016
AbstractforCurvature and defects in nematic liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Liquid-crystal-droplet optical microcavities
Matjaž Humar
Pages: 1937-1950
Published online: 15 Aug 2016
AbstractforLiquid-crystal-droplet optical microcavities | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Liquid crystal phases in confined geometries
Seong Ho Ryu & Dong Ki Yoon
Pages: 1951-1972
Published online: 15 Jul 2016
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PDLC composites based on polyvinyl boric acid matrix – a promising pathway towards biomedical engineering
Daniela Ailincai, Cosmin Farcau, Elena Paslaru & Luminita Marin
Pages: 1973-1985
Published online: 14 Apr 2016
AbstractforPDLC composites based on polyvinyl boric acid matrix – a promising pathway towards biomedical engineering | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB) | Supplemental
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Non-electronic gas sensors from electrospun mats of liquid crystal core fibres for detecting volatile organic compounds at room temperature
Catherine G. Reyes, Anshul Sharma & Jan P. F. Lagerwall
Pages: 1986-2001
Published online: 28 Jul 2016
AbstractforNon-electronic gas sensors from electrospun mats of liquid crystal core fibres for detecting volatile organic compounds at room temperature | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB) | Supplemental
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An optical image stabilisation using a droplet manipulation on a liquid crystal and polymer composite film
Yu-Jen Wang, Yu-Shih Tsou, Ming-Syuan Chen & Yi-Hsin Lin
Pages: 2002-2008
Published online: 04 Aug 2016
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Applications of liquid crystals in biosensing and organic light-emitting devices: future aspects
Shilpa Setia, Sumyra Sidiq, Joydip De, Ipsita Pani & Santanu Kumar Pal
Pages: 2009-2050
Published online: 27 Jul 2016
AbstractforApplications of liquid crystals in biosensing and organic light-emitting devices: future aspects | Full Text | References | PDF (6.9 MB)
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Beam shaping via photopatterned liquid crystals
Peng Chen, Yan-Qing Lu & Wei Hu
Pages: 2051-2061
Published online: 02 Jun 2016
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Self-activating liquid crystal devices for smart laser protection
Ling Wang
Pages: 2062-2078
Published online: 16 Jun 2016
AbstractforSelf-activating liquid crystal devices for smart laser protection | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Thin films of discotic liquid crystals and their applications
R. K. Gupta, V. Manjuladevi, C. Karthik & Keerti Choudhary
Pages: 2079-2091
Published online: 08 Jun 2016
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Structure-electronics relations of discotic liquid crystals from a molecular modelling perspective
Suhana Mohd Said, Mohamad Syafie Mahmood, Mohammad Noh Daud, Mohd Faizul Mohd Sabri & Nor Asrina Sairi
Pages: 2092-2113
Published online: 27 Jul 2016
AbstractforStructure-electronics relations of discotic liquid crystals from a molecular modelling perspective | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB)
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Deformation of cross-linked liquid crystal polymers by light – from ultraviolet to visible and infrared
Xin Qing, Lang Qin, Wei Gu & Yanlei Yu
Pages: 2114-2135
Published online: 25 Aug 2016
AbstractforDeformation of cross-linked liquid crystal polymers by light – from ultraviolet to visible and infrared | Full Text | References | PDF (4.2 MB)
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Volume generation towards dynamic surface morphing in liquid crystal polymer networks
Danqing Liu
Pages: 2136-2143
Published online: 16 Jun 2016
AbstractforVolume generation towards dynamic surface morphing in liquid crystal polymer networks | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Article
Nematic twist-bend phase under external constraints
C. Meyer
Pages: 2144-2162
Published online: 18 Jul 2016
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Study of the mesomorphic behaviour through the structure modification of azo and acetylene pyridinium and imidazolium-based ionic liquid crystals
Natan Glauber Filippi, Daniela Zambelli Mezalira, Saul Ovalle & Eduard Westphal
Pages: 2163-2190
Published online: 03 Jul 2016
AbstractforStudy of the mesomorphic behaviour through the structure modification of azo and acetylene pyridinium and imidazolium-based ionic liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB) | Supplemental
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New insights into the role of hydrogen bonding on the liquid crystal behaviour of 4-alkoxybenzoic acids: a detailed IR spectroscopy study
Matthew J. Abdy, Andrew Murdoch & Alfonso Martínez-Felipe
Pages: 2191-2207
Published online: 02 Aug 2016
AbstractforNew insights into the role of hydrogen bonding on the liquid crystal behaviour of 4-alkoxybenzoic acids: a detailed IR spectroscopy study | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB) | Supplemental
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Azobenzene-containing bent-core liquid crystals: an overview
Mohamed Alaasar
Pages: 2208-2243
Published online: 11 May 2016
AbstractforAzobenzene-containing bent-core liquid crystals: an overview | Full Text | References | PDF (7.6 MB)
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Dark conglomerate phases of bent-core liquid crystals
M. Nagaraj
Pages: 2244-2253
Published online: 25 Jul 2016
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Search for nematic biaxiality in bent-core mesogens: an X-ray diffraction perspective
Francesco Vita
Pages: 2254-2276
Published online: 13 Jul 2016
AbstractforSearch for nematic biaxiality in bent-core mesogens: an X-ray diffraction perspective | Full Text | References | PDF (3.4 MB)
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Elastic properties of bent-core nematic liquid crystals: the role of the bend angle
Sarabjot Kaur
Pages: 2277-2284
Published online: 20 Sep 2016
AbstractforElastic properties of bent-core nematic liquid crystals: the role of the bend angle | Full Text | References | PDF (937.3 KB)
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Elastic properties of common Gay–Berne nematogens from density of states (DOS) simulations
Hythem Sidky & Jonathan K. Whitmer
Pages: 2285-2299
Published online: 05 Jul 2016
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Nematic phase transition and texture dynamics
Nasser Mohieddin Abukhdeir
Pages: 2300-2319
Published online: 23 Nov 2016
AbstractforNematic phase transition and texture dynamics | Full Text | References | PDF (4.1 MB)
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Nematic liquid crystal gyroids as photonic crystals
Jure Aplinc, Mitja Štimulak, Simon Čopar & Miha Ravnik
Pages: 2320-2331
Published online: 04 Aug 2016
AbstractforNematic liquid crystal gyroids as photonic crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Multistable nematic wells: modelling perspectives, recent results and new directions
Apala Majumdar & Alexander Lewis
Pages: 2332-2351
Published online: 16 Nov 2016
AbstractforMultistable nematic wells: modelling perspectives, recent results and new directions | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB)
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Shape minimisation problems in liquid crystals
Andrew DeBenedictis & Timothy J. Atherton
Pages: 2352-2362
Published online: 28 Jul 2016
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Article
Dyes as guests in ordered systems: current understanding and future directions
Mark T. Sims
Pages: 2363-2374
Published online: 02 Jun 2016
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Article
Graphene and liquid crystal mediated interactions
Rajratan Basu, Daniel Kinnamon & Alfred Garvey
Pages: 2375-2390
Published online: 20 Jun 2016
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Dynamic self-assembly of nanoparticles using thermotropic liquid crystals
Maciej Bagiński, Anna Szmurło, Aneta Andruszkiewicz, Michał Wójcik & Wiktor Lewandowski
Pages: 2391-2409
Published online: 06 Sep 2016
AbstractforDynamic self-assembly of nanoparticles using thermotropic liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (3.2 MB) | Supplemental
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Colloidal particles as elastic triads in nematic liquid crystals
S. B. Chernyshuk & O. M. Tovkach
Pages: 2410-2421
Published online: 10 Aug 2016
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Miscellaneous

Editorial Board
Page: ebi
Published online: 14 Dec 2016
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