Liquid crystal necklaces: cholesteric drops threaded by thin cellulose fibres
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Soft Matter
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1744-683X,1744-6848
DOI: 10.1039/c3sm50900a