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cond-mat.soft2016★ 254 cited
Command of active matter by topological defects and patterns
Chenhui Peng, Taras Turiv, Yubing Guo +2
Self-propelled bacteria are marvels of nature with a potential to power dynamic materials and microsystems of the future. The challenge is in commanding their chaotic behavior. By…
cond-mat.soft2016★ 21 cited
Controlling placement of nonspherical (boomerang) colloids in nematic cells with photopatterned director
Chenhui Peng, Taras Turiv, Rui Zhang +5
Placing colloidal particles in predesigned sites represents a major challenge of the current state-of-the-art colloidal science. Nematic liquid crystals with spatially varying dire…
cond-mat.soft2016
Control of colloidal placement by modulated molecular orientation in nematic cells
Chenhui Peng, Taras Turiv, Yubing Guo +3
Colloids self-assemble into various organized superstructures determined by particle interactions. There is a tremendous progress in both the scientific understanding and applicati…