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Topological microfluidics nematic liquid crystals and nematic colloids in microfluidic environment Anupam Sengupta
Springer Nature - Springer Physics and Astronomy (R0) eBooks 2013 English International Available online
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- Book
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Sengupta, Anupam, author.
- Series:
- Springer theses 2190-5053
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Microfluidics.
- Medical Subjects:
- Microfluidics.
- Genre:
- dissertations
- Academic theses
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cham Springer 2013
- Summary:
- This work represents one of the first comprehensive attempts to seamlessly integrate two highly active interdisciplinary domains in soft matter science-- microfluidics and liquid crystals (LCs). Motivated by the lack of fundamental experiments, Dr. Sengupta initiated systematic investigation of LC flows at micro scales, gaining new insights that are also suggestive of novel applications. By tailoring the surface anchoring of the LC molecules and the channel dimensions, different topological constraints were controllably introduced within the microfluidic devices. These topological constraints were further manipulated using a flow field, paving the way for Topological Microfluidics. Harnessing topology on a microfluidic platform, as described in this thesis, opens up capabilities beyond the conventional viscous-dominated microfluidics, promising potential applications in targeted delivery and sorting systems, self-assembled motifs, and novel metamaterial fabrications
- Contents:
- Introduction Liquid Crystal Theory Materials and Experimental Methods Functionalization of Microfluidic Devices Nematic Liquid Crystals Confined Within a Microfluidic Device: Static Case Flow of Nematic Liquid Crystals in a Microfluidic Environment Nematic Colloids in Microfluidic Confinement Ongoing Research Conclusion
- Notes:
- Ph. D. University of Göttingen 2013
- Includes bibliographical references
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 20, 2013)
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9783319008585
- 3319008587
- 3319008579
- 9783319008578
- 9781299857476
- 1299857477
- OCLC:
- 857659216
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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