LYOTROPIC COLLOIDAL AND MACROMOLECULAR LIQUID-CRYSTALS

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LEKKERKERKER, HNW
VROEGE, GJ
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PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES | 1993年 / 344卷 / 1672期
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10.1098/rsta.1993.0098
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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We review the theory of the isotropic-nematic phase transition for solutions of thin hard rods and semi-flexible chain molecules along with the extensions to polydisperse systems and soft interactions. The occurrence of more highly ordered liquid crystal phases (smectic, columnar) in concentrated solutions of colloids and macromolecules is discussed briefly. Experimental results for a number of carefully studied uncharged and charged colloids and macromolecules are compared to theoretical results.
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