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- Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the Kent State University, Ohio, USA
- Investigates liquid crystals with exotic elastic and viscous properties
- Demonstrates that liquid crystals are now alive
- Includes active turbulence at low Reynolds numbers
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
LCLCs are an emerging class of liquid crystals that have shown profound connections to biological systems in two aspects. First, the assembly process of the chromonic aggregates is essentially the same as DNA oligomers and other super-molecular assemblies of biological origin. LCLCs thus provide an excellent model system for studying physical properties such as the elasticity and viscosity of these supramolecular assemblies. Second, LCLCs are biocompatible, thus serving as a unique anisotropic matrix to interface with living systems such asbacteria.
This thesis deepens our understanding of both aspects. The noncovalent nature of chromonic aggregation produces the unique viscoelasticity to be found in LCLCs, which differs dramatically from that of traditional LCs. Anisotropic interactions between LCLCs and bacteria lead to fascinating phenomena such as the deformation of LCLCs with a characteristic wavelength determined by the elasticity of the LCLCs and the activity of the bacteria, orientationally controlled trajectories of bacteria and visualization of 24 nm flagella motion.
Authors and Affiliations
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Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent , USA
Shuang Zhou
About the author
Shuang Zhou received his B.S. in Applied Physics from Xi'an Jiaotong University, China in 2003. He then worked as a research engineer in the LCD and mobile industry before joining the Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University in 2009. He studied the physics of lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals under the advisory of Dr. Oleg D. Lavrentovich and received his Ph.D. in 2016. He is currently a postdoc research fellow at Harvard University, where his research focuses on soft matter physics and mechanics, in particular liquid crystals, active systems and soft solids.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals
Book Subtitle: From Viscoelastic Properties to Living Liquid Crystals
Authors: Shuang Zhou
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52806-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52805-2Published: 22 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84990-4Published: 13 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52806-9Published: 14 February 2017
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 95
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 32 illustrations in colour
Topics: Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics, Organic Chemistry, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Fluid- and Aerodynamics