Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals From Viscoelastic Properties to Living Liquid Crystals /

• Main Author: Zhou, Shuang (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Organic chemistry.; Fluids.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Organic Chemistry.; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.

This thesis describes lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals (LCLCs) with exotic elastic and viscous properties. The first part of the thesis presents a thorough analysis of the elastic and viscous properties of LCLCs as functions of concentration, temperature and ionic contents, while the second part...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Elasticity of Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals Probed by Director Reorientation in Magnetic Field
• Ionic-content Dependence of Viscoelasticity of the Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystal Sunset Yellow
• Elasticity, Viscosity, and Orientational Fluctuations of a Lyotropic Chromonic Nematic Liquid Crystal Disodium Cromoglycate
• Living Liquid Crystals
• Summary.