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Drag on particles in a nematic suspension by a moving nematic-isotropic interface

Soft Condensed Matter 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

We report the first clear demonstration of drag on colloidal particles by a moving nematic-isotropic interface. The balance of forces explains our observation of periodic, strip-like structures that are produced by the movement of these particles.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0205084,
  title  = {Drag on particles in a nematic suspension by a moving nematic-isotropic interface},
  author = {J. L. West and A. Glushchenko and G. Liao and Y. Reznikov and D. Andrienko and M. P. Allen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0205084},
  year   = {2009}
}

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to be publised in Phys. Rev. E