Drag on particles in a nematic suspension by a moving nematic-isotropic interface.
We report a clear demonstration of drag on colloidal particles by a moving nematic-isotropic interface. The balance of forces explains our observation of periodic, striplike structures that are produced by the movement of these particles.
West
John L
JL
Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, USA.
Glushchenko
Anatoliy
A
Liao
Guangxun
G
Reznikov
Yuriy
Y
Andrienko
Denis
D
Allen
Michael P
MP