Formation of Photo-Responsive Liquid Crystalline Emulsion by Using Microfluidics Device
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Photo-responsive double emulsions made of liquid crystal (LC) were prepared by a microfluidic device, and the light-induced processes were studied. The phase transition was induced from the center of the topological defect for an emulsion made of (N-(4-methoxybenzylidene)4-butylaniline (MBBA), and strange texture change was observed for an emulsion made of 4-cyano-4′pentylbiphenyl (5CB) doped with azobenzene. The results suggest that there are defect-involved processes in the phase change of LC double emulsions.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Entropy
دوره 19 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017