4 papers
Transient response and domain formation in electrically deforming liquid crystal networks
Guido L. A. Kusters, Paul van der Schoot, Cornelis Storm
Recently, Van der Kooij and co-workers recognised three distinct, transient regimes in the dynamics of electrically-deforming liquid crystal networks [Van der Kooij et al., Nat. Co…
Activity-induced instabilities of brain organoids
Kristian Thijssen, Guido L. A. Kusters, Amin Doostmohammadi
We present an analytical and numerical investigation of the activity-induced hydrodynamic instabilities in model brain organoids. While several mechanisms have been introduced to e…
Dynamical Landau-de Gennes Theory for Electrically-Responsive Liquid Crystal Networks
Guido L. A. Kusters, Inge P. Verheul, Nicholas B. Tito +2
Liquid crystal networks combine the orientational order of liquid crystals with the elastic properties of polymer networks, leading to a vast application potential in the field of…
Self-organisation of tip functionalised elongated colloidal particles
Mariana Oshima Menegon, Guido L. A. Kusters, Paul van der Schoot
Weakly attractive interactions between the tips of rod-like colloidal particles affect their liquid-crystal phase behaviour due to a subtle interplay between enthalpy and entropy.…